Dr. Sabine Schneider

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Biography

Sabine Schneider is a Fellow at the London School of Economics, with research interests that focus on economic governance, state-building, and political economy from the year 1800. She holds a PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge and previously held the Rank-Manning Research Fellowship at New College, Oxford. Her work includes key publications in Economic History, examining the history of financial crises and central banking. Currently, she is completing a book titled 'War, Finance, Diplomacy: Germany and the Politics of the International Gold Standard, 1834-1914', which explores the political economy of Germany's monetary union and the impact of the Zollverein on Germany's financial trading relations. Schneider's research has been recognized with awards such as the Ellen McArthur Prize and she has published work in prestigious volumes and journals. As an educator, she teaches graduate courses on financial and monetary history and supervises dissertations on related topics, receiving accolades for her teaching performance.

Research Interests

Experience

Fellow

— Present

London School of Economics • London

Teaches MSc papers in financial, monetary, and global economic history and supervises BSc and MSc dissertations.

Courses

History of Banking Systems (2024-2025) Monetary Financial History (2022-2024) Development Integration in the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (2022-2025)

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
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