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Prof. Anne E C McCants

Ann F Friedlaender Professor of History
MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Director, Concourse Program
President, International Economic History Association

Primary DLC

History

MIT Room: E51-287
(617) 258-6669
https://history.mit.edu/people/anne-e-c-mccants/

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Global Trade Networks and European Consumerism
Women’s Work and Access to Credit
History of Nutrition and Social Welfare
Migration and Labor Market Participation
Historical Demography
Management of Charitable Institutions
Emergence of Consumer Culture, Particularly in the Dutch Republic
European History
Economics and Technology
Women and Gender

Research Summary

McCants is an early modern European economic historian. Her research, which focuses on consumption patterns, global trade, and the life of the poor in the early modern period, have established her as an internationally recognized contributor to the fields of economic history, world history, demography, and women's and family history.

Recent Work

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