I am an Assistant Professor in Economic History at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU). My research fields are Economic History, Labor Economics and Economics of Gender.

I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University and a B.A. in Economics from New York University and NYU Shanghai.

You can reach me at soli [at] sam.sdu.dk

My CV is here.

Publication

The Effect of a Woman-Friendly Occupation on Employment: U.S. Postmasters Before WWII. Explorations in Economic History, Volume 101, July 2026. [Publisher Version] [WP Version]

• IPUMS Excellence in Research Award, 2023

• Rosenstein-Rodan Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper, Boston University, 2023

Working Paper

Returns to Education for Women: Evidence from U.S. Compulsory Schooling Laws, Submitted [Draft]

Work in Progress

Germ Theory at Home: Health Information and Child Mortality during the Epidemiological Transition (with James Feigenbaum and Lauren Hoehn-Velasco) [Abstract]

Wartime Medical Education and Disruptions to Physician Labor Supply: Impacts on Physician Quality, the Health Transition, and Innovation (with Christian Møller Dahl, Melissa A. Thomasson, and Anthony Wray)

Teaching

Instructor for Summer School - Historical Perspectives on Current Economics Issues: Big Data and Applications, University of Southern Denmark, 2025-2026

Instructor for Statistics, University of Southern Denmark, 2024-2025

Instructor for Labor Economics, Boston University, 2022-2023

• Gitner Prize for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduates, 2023