Detecting the function of finance through history.: An essay in celebration of the work of Joost Jonker

Christiaan van Bochove; Christopher L. Colvin; Oscar Gelderblom

doi:10.52024/tseg.11076

Author(s)

Christiaan van Bochove Utrecht University
Christopher L. Colvin Queen’s University Belfast
Oscar Gelderblom Utrecht University and University of Antwerp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52024/tseg.11076

Keywords:

Financial history

Abstract

This special review article profiles the work of Joost Jonker, who is retiring from his chair at the University of Amsterdam in 2021. We situate Joost’s work in the international literature on the financing of governments, businesses, and households, showing how his contributions to the field of financial history influence and mirror wider trends. We focus on Joost’s preferred methodology (the analytic narrative) and his preferred theoretical lens (the functional perspective). We conclude with a discussion of possible future developments in the field of financial history. Our intention is for this article to become a useful resource for new scholars entering the field of financial history, particularly on topics relating to the Low Countries.

Author Biographies

Christiaan van Bochove, Utrecht University

Christiaan van Bochove was until recently Assistant Professor of Economic, Social and Demographic History at Radboud University, and is now Associate Professor of Economic and Social History at Utrecht University.
Christopher L. Colvin, Queen’s University Belfast

Christopher L. Colvin is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Queen’s University Belfast, where he co-directs the university’s Centre for Economic History.
Oscar Gelderblom, Utrecht University and University of Antwerp

Oscar Gelderblom is Professor of Financial History at Utrecht University, and will soon be Professor of Financial History at the University of Antwerp.