Joan Ramón Rosés is Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science and fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is editor of the European Review of Economic History. His research interests are long-term growth, regional inequality and historical economic geography.

Nikolaus Wolf is Professor of Economics and Economic History at the Humboldt University Berlin and research fellow at CEPR and CESifo. He is editor of the European Review of Economic History. His research is focused on the economic development of Europe since 1870, especially international relations in trade and financial markets and long-run economic geography.