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Tracy Dennison studies the effects of institutions on long-term growth and development, with a particular interest in the roots of economic divergence between Eastern and Western Europe. Using the lens of serfdom, she examines institutional change over time. Dennison focuses on specific societies she has worked with in the past, exploring how societal rules and norms have influenced human behavior across different spaces. Her research areas include Historical Political Economy, Social Science History, Long Run Growth and Development, Institutions, Serfdom, and Demographic History, with a concentration on Russia and Eastern Central Europe.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Tenured position focusing on social science history and institutions.
California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA
Holding the Ronald Linde Leadership chair in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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