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dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
title Paper Timeline
excludes weekends
section Paper Drafts
Complete draft of first paper :active, 2023-09-11, 19d
Complete draft of second paper : 2023-09-30, 2023-12-16
Complete draft of third paper : 2024-01-17, 2024-04-15
Complete draft of fourth paper : 2024-08-16, 2024-12-16
section Paper Revisions
Revise second paper : 2024-04-16, 2024-05-16
Revise third paper : 2024-05-17, 2024-06-15
Revise fourth paper : 2025-01-24, 2025-03-15
section Seminars & Submission
Midway seminar :crit, 2024-01-24, 1d
Final seminar :crit, 2025-04-01, 1d
Intense working on the Kappa : 2025-05-01, 2025-06-30
Submit Ph.D. for typesetting :milestone,2025-07-01, 0d
section Defense
Defend thesis :milestone, 2025-10-01, 0d
PhD planning
I need to commit to more structure and deadlines in order to complete my PhD on time.
My PhD consists of four papers and coursework.
Papers
Shocked by Electricity: The impact of new technology on individuals and local labour markets. Co authored with Kerstin Enflo and Jakob Molinder
Wired for Success: Sweden’s Electrical Innovators in the Age of Industrial Transformation
Here is a chart showing the remaining time in my PhD and what is left to do.
Upcoming deadlines and feedback
Present Wired for Success data processing and initial results at Swedish Economic History Meeting on 29th of September.
Complete draft of Shocked by Electricity on 2 October 2023.
Coursework
Mandatory courses (52.5 credit points):
EHEH001 Designing a PhD dissertation: Completed - 7.5 credits.
EHEH002 Foundations of Economic History: 1/3 papers done . Assuming linear progression and that each paper is worth an equal amount of credits, I’ve completed 1/3 of 15 credits = 5 credits.
EEH002F research seminars: Ongoing . 0 credits for the purpose of this calculation.
Philosophy of Science: Not chosen yet - 0 credits.
Research Ethics: Not chosen yet - 0 credits.
Quantitative course (SDU Summer School): Complete - 7.5 credits.
Qualitative Course (Archives, Primary Sources, Dataset - EEH033F): Complete - 4.5 credits.
Total for Mandatory : 7.5 + 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 7.5 + 4.5 = 24.5 credits
Optional courses (22.5 credit points):
1. EEH005F Economic Growth over Time and Space: Completed - 7.5 credits.
Total for Optional : 7.5 credits
In summary: - I’ve completed 24.5 credits of the mandatory coursework. - I’ve completed 7.5 credits of the optional coursework.
This means I’ve completed a total of 32 credits out of the 75 credits I need.
Conferences and presentations
EHS Conference 2023: Warwick
EHES Conference 2023: Vienna
SEHM 2023: Lund