Personal profile
Expertise
Adam Hall (1996) read history at Durham University (2014-2017, BA) and economic history at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2017-2018, MSc), before pursuing a degree in European Public Policy Analysis at the College of Europe (2019-2020, MA). His academic exploits have mainly focussed on the critical and contested application of New Institutional economic theory in premodern history, reflected in two theses on the topic, both awarded with summa cum laude. He is currently active with the VUB's HOST (Historical Research into Urban Transformation Processes) research group, as a doctoral researcher on the Managing Markets project. Supervised by Prof. Bart Lambert (VUB) and Prof. Louis Sicking (VU Amsterdam), he critically assesses the efficacy of commercial institutions as an indicator and predictor of premodern economic growth and commercial success in the Burgundian and Habsburg Low Countries.
Contact: [email protected]
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Signalling Safe-Conduct(s): The Fiscalisation of Market Access for Castilian and Catalan Traders in Flanders During the First Half of the Fifteenth Century
Hall, A., 27 May 2025, In: Histories. 5, 2, 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Philippe de Vigneulles: Mémoires (Book Review)
Hall, A., 15 Mar 2024, In: Sehepunkte. 24, 3, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book review
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The Rise of Markets and Centres of Industry: Revisiting Adriaan Verhulst’s Views on the Economic Development of Cities in the Southern Low Countries
Lambert, B. & Hall, A., 2024, The Rise of Cities Revisited: Reflections on Urban Genesis and Spatial Developments in the Medieval Low Countries. Vannieuwenhuyze, B. & Rutte, R. (eds.). Brepols Publishers, p. 89-101Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Cities of Strangers: Making Lives in Medieval Europe (Book Review)
Hall, A., 27 May 2022, In: Cultural and Social History. p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book review
Activities
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Sprekende straten 2
Degraeve, M. (Organiser), Lambert, B. (Participant), Dermauw, M. (Participant), Van Gelder, K. (Participant), Ryckbosch, W. (Participant), Leloup, W. (Participant), Southard, R. R. (Participant), De Vriese, D. (Participant), Wink, J. (Participant), Hall, A. (Participant), Winter, A. (Participant) & da Silva Rodrigues, K. (Participant)
11 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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Closing the Distance: Hanseatic traders in Holland and at the Great Council, 1525-1545
Hall, A. (Speaker)
12 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Closing the distance: Hanseatic traders in Holland and at the Great Council, 1525-1545
Hall, A. (Speaker)
25 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Managing Markets: Commercial institutions in Burgundian-Habsburg Flanders and Holland-Zeeland compared
Hall, A. (Speaker)
30 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Sprekende straten: ontdek het onvertelde verleden van de stad
Degraeve, M. (Organiser), Van Gelder, K. (Participant), Wink, J. (Participant), Southard, R. R. (Participant), De Vriese, D. (Participant), Leloup, W. (Participant), Luyckfasseel, M. (Participant) & Hall, A. (Participant)
26 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate