Dr Florian Ploeckl
Senior Lecturer
School of Economics and Public Policy
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
My research and teaching focuses on the role of Economic Geography within Economic History and the spatial patterns of long-term economics development.
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Welcome to my research.
- Below is a short overview about the main areas of my research
- Publications can be found on the Publications tab
- Drafts & Working papers of current research can be found on figshare
The main focus of my current work is the importance of the postal service for economic activity in th 19th century. Particular aspects center on the relevance of information flows for trade, capital and labour flows during the First Globalization and the Interwar period. On a local level I utilize postal data on information and communication to better understand the spatial structure of the economy in particular urban systems.
Published article: Uniform Service, Uniform Productivity? Regional Efficiency of the Imperial German Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Service Spanning the Globe: The Rise of Global Communications Systems and the First Globalisation
Towns and cities are also a second concentration of my research. My work investigates the definition, location, size and long-term growth of towns. In particular the role of geographic endowments and agglomeration effects on town size is one focus of my research. Geographically this work is mostly focused on Germany, in particular Saxony.
Published articles: Endowments and market access; the size of towns in historical perspective: Saxony, 1550-1834 , Towns (and villages): definitions and implications in a historical setting
A third strand of research is the Zollverein, the first international customs union formed by German states in 1834. Building on my dissertation research I look at the role of geography on the political economy of its formation, the impact it had on regional growth patterns and spatial structures of the early industrialization.
Published articles: The internal impact of a customs union; Baden and the Zollverein, The Zollverein and the Sequence of a Customs Union , Local convergence: Baden 1829-1847
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide 2013 - 2014 Lecturer University of Adelaide 2009 - 2013 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Oxford -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2016 Award Executive Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Practice Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide Australia - 2014 Recognition Executive Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in Research Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide - - 2012 Award IEHA Dissertation Prize - - - -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Dutch; Flemish Can read, speak and understand spoken English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review German Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2003 - 2009 Yale University United States PhD 1999 - 2003 University of Maastricht Netherlands Master -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Ploeckl, F. (2023). Market Access and Information Technology Adoption: Historical Evidence from the Telephone in Bavaria. The Journal of Economic History, 83(1), 1-34.
2021 Ploeckl, F. (2021). The next town over: On the clustering of towns and settlements before modern economic growth. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 89, 1-13.
Scopus5 WoS42020 Kong, L., & Ploeckl, F. (2020). Modern Chinese banking networks during the Republican Era. Business History, 64(4), 655-681.
2020 Ploeckl, F. (2020). A novel institution: The Zollverein and the origins of the customs union. Journal of Institutional Economics, 17(2), 305-319.
Scopus22017 Ploeckl, F. (2017). Towns (and villages): definitions and implications in a historical setting. Cliometrica, 11(2), 269-287.
Scopus3 WoS32016 Ploeckl, F. (2016). Uniform service, uniform productivity?: regional efficiency of the Imperial German postal, telegraph, and telephone service. Australian Economic History Review, 56(2), 221-243.
Scopus2 WoS22016 Ploeckl, F. (2016). British Hail Steamers to South America, 1851-1965: A History of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and Royal Afail Lines.. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY, 76(1), 238-239.
2016 Ploeckl, F. (2016). Competing in Capabilities: The Globalization Process, by John Sutton (Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2014), pp. 144.. Economic Record, 92(296), 146-147.
2015 Holmes, S., & Ploeckl, F. (2015). Bank on steel? Joint-stock banks and the rationalization of the British interwar steel industry. European Review of Economic History, 19(1), 88-107.
Scopus3 WoS22015 Ploeckl, F. (2015). The Zollverein and the sequence of a customs union. Australian Economic History Review, 55(3), 277-300.
Scopus8 WoS82014 Ploeckl, F. (2014). The Business of Transatlantic Migration between Europe and the United States, 1900-1914: Mass Migration as a Transnational Business in Long Distance Travel. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY, 44(4), 531-532.
2014 Lampe, M., & Ploeckl, F. (2014). Spanning the globe: the rise of global communications systems and the first globalisation. Australian Economic History Review, 54(3), 242-261.
Scopus9 WoS72013 Ploeckl, F. (2013). The internal impact of a customs union; Baden and the Zollverein. Explorations in Economic History, 50(3), 387-404.
Scopus10 WoS72013 Ploeckl, F. (2013). Local convergence: Baden 1829-1847. Scandinavian Economic History Review, 61(2), 122-139.
Scopus22012 Ploeckl, F. (2012). Endowments and market access; the size of towns in historical perspective: Saxony, 1550-1834. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 42(4), 607-618.
Scopus5 WoS42007 Ploeckl, F. (2007). <i>Spinning the Threads of Uneven Development: Gender and Industrialization in Ireland during the Long Eighteenth Century</i>. By Jane Gray (Lanham, Md., Lexington Books, 2005) 224 pp. $70.00. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 37(3), 448-449.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2019 Ploeckl, F. (2019). Spatial Modeling. In C. Diebolt, & M. Haupert (Eds.), Handbook of Cliometrics (pp. 1-34). Springer. -
Working Paper
| Year | Title | Funding Source | Funding Amount |
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| 2018-2021 | Experienced Researcher Fellowship | Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung | EUR 50000 |
| 2015 | Momentum Grant | Faculty of the Professions, UofA | $4500 |
| 2013 | Momentum Grant | Faculty of the Professions, UofA | $5000 |
| 2011-2013 | Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship | European Union Framework 7 | EUR 194000 |
| 2011 | Research Grant | OUP John Fell Fund | GBP 5000 |
| 2006 | Exploratory Data & Travel Grant | Economic History Association | USD 1500 |
| Year | Project | Funding Source & Amount | |
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| 2018-19 | Development of new PG Economic Principles Course | Faculty of the Professions, $3000 | |
| 2015-2016 | Blended Teaching in Economics Postgraduate Programs | Faculty of the Professions, $50000 | |
| 2015 | Communication in Economics (SGDE Development) | Faculty of the Professions, $10000 |
I am teaching in the Bachelor and Master programs in Economics, including the following courses
Econ 1008 Data Analytics
Econ 1013 Using Big Data for Economic and Social Problems
Econ 2513 Global Economic History
Econ 7200 Economic Principles
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I am currently also the Postgraduate Coursework Program Coordinator in the School of Economics, therefore responsible for the following programs:
| Graduate Certificate in Applied Economics |
| Diploma in Applied Economics |
| Master of Applied Economics |
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In 2015 I received a Learning & Development Grant of the Faculty of the Professions For the Festival of Learning and Teaching I gave a short overview about the project |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2023 Co-Supervisor Economic implications of 5G and revolutionary mobile broadband technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Edgar Huk 2020 Co-Supervisor Three Essays on Early Childhood Development Issues: Evidence from Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Nasantogtokh Yunren -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2015 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Economics and Political Economy of Agricultural Trade-Related Policies in China Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Wenshou Yan 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor Modern Chinese Banking Networks during the Republican Era Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lingyu Kong
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2015 - 2016 Chair Organization Committee APEBH 2016 Conference - - 2014 - ongoing Board Member Organization Committee AusClio Workshop - - 2014 - ongoing Member EHSANZ Executive Committee - - -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2015 - ongoing Member ANU Centre for Economic History - 2013 - ongoing Member Nuffield College, University of Oxford United Kingdom -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Associate Editor Australian Economic History Review - - 2015 - ongoing Board Member Australian Economic History Review: an Asia-Pacific journal of economic, business and social history - -
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