Morten Jerven

About Morten Jerven

Morten Jerven, With an exceptional h-index of 27 and a recent h-index of 18 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, specializes in the field of Economic History, African Economic History, African History, GDP, Economic Development.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Measuring the end of hunger: Knowledge politics in the selection of SDG food security indicators

The history of hunger: Counting calories to make global food security legible

The Fiscal State in Africa: Evidence from a century of growth

The Wealth and Poverty of African States: Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation Since the Late Nineteenth Century

Africa growing?: Past, present and future

Contested numbers: Census controversies and the press in 1960s Nigeria

The nexus between growth, inequality, and poverty: Lessons from long-term Trends in Tanzania, 1961-2017

A Case of Its Own? A Review of Italy’s Colonisation of Eritrea, 1890-1941

Morten Jerven Information

University

Position

& Lund University

Citations(all)

3786

Citations(since 2020)

1599

Cited By

2901

hIndex(all)

27

hIndex(since 2020)

18

i10Index(all)

41

i10Index(since 2020)

28

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Morten Jerven Skills & Research Interests

Economic History

African Economic History

African History

GDP

Economic Development

Top articles of Morten Jerven

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Measuring the end of hunger: Knowledge politics in the selection of SDG food security indicators

Agriculture and Human Values

Thor Olav Iversen

Ola Westengen

Morten Jerven

2023/9

The history of hunger: Counting calories to make global food security legible

World Development Perspectives

Thor Olav Iversen

Ola T Westengen

Morten Jerven

2023/6/1

The Fiscal State in Africa: Evidence from a century of growth

International Organization

Thilo NH Albers

Morten Jerven

Marvin Suesse

2023

The Wealth and Poverty of African States: Economic Growth, Living Standards and Taxation Since the Late Nineteenth Century

Morten Jerven

2022/1/13

Africa growing?: Past, present and future

Morten Jerven

2022

Contested numbers: Census controversies and the press in 1960s Nigeria

The Journal of African History

Gerardo Serra

Morten Jerven

2021/7

The nexus between growth, inequality, and poverty: Lessons from long-term Trends in Tanzania, 1961-2017

Sascha Klocke

Morten Jerven

2021

A Case of Its Own? A Review of Italy’s Colonisation of Eritrea, 1890-1941

Jerven Morten

Donatella Strangio

JACOB LOUIS Weisdorf

2021

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