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Yitong Qiu studies the Qing Empire, focusing on household possessions to understand larger social and economic changes. Her research utilizes continuous sources, including inventory confiscation records, aimed at exploring the political economy of elites from 1700 to 1912. This work reflects an interdisciplinary approach, merging economics and history through a proto-ethnographical lens. Yitong is particularly interested in the process of confiscation as a tool used by regimes in East Asia, which exposes the nature of governance during the Qing period. She holds a BA Cum Laude in Economics and History from Mount Holyoke College and an MSc in Economic History (Research) from the London School of Economics. Yitong has also served as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, during the summer of 2019. Her research interests include Long-run Economic Growth, Consumption Patterns, Material Culture, Wealth Accumulation, Institutional Law, and Global Trade.
Department of Economics