Eric B Schneider

Professor of Economic History, London School of Economics (LSE)

Eric B. Schneider is a Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research specializes in historical health, demography, and living standards, with a specific focus on the long-run development of child health and nutrition.

View my CV: here

Other Professional Appointments

• Co-Director of the LSE Historical Economic Demography (HED) Group

• Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

• Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS)

• I also co-organise the London Universities Population Seminar

Official Websites and Social Media

• Institutional Profile: LSE Page

• Research Indexes: Google Scholar | ORCID iD (0000-0001-7682-0126)

• Social Networks: Bluesky (@ericbschneider.com) | X / Twitter (@ericbschneider) | LinkedIn (ericbschneider)

Research Interests:

I am currently conducting research on three broad topics in the history of health and historical economic demography:

• Understanding the causes of the the health transition, the vast improvements in health since the late eighteenth century

• Measuring how early life health has changed over time and the influence of early life exposure to disease on later health outcomes

• Explaining historical patterns in infectious disease epidemiology

These projects span chronological and geographical boundaries from early modern England to twentieth-century India.

Bio:

Originally from Denver, Colorado, I received a bachelor's degree from the University of Puget Sound with a major in History and a minor in Biology. I then studied for an M Phil in Economic and Social History at St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford before moving to Nuffield College for my doctorate. I have worked at LSE since 2015. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, gardening, hanging out with my dog and hiking.