Publications
2026
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S., van Lieshout, C., Aston, J., & Bennett, R. (2026). Where Have All the Business Women Gone? Women and Business in the 20th Century. Business History. Advance online publication. [DOI]
Dilli, S. (Guest ed.), van Lieshout, C. (Guest ed.), Aston, J. (Guest ed.), & Bennett, R. (Guest ed.) (2026). Where Have All the Business Women Gone? Female Entrepreneurship in the Long 20th Century. Business History. Advance online publication.
2025
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. (Accepted/In press). Review of "Sexism in the City" by Taylor. The American Historical Review.
Beetz, J. P., & Dilli, S. (Accepted/In press). An Interdisciplinary Approach for Philosophy, Politics and Economics+ Programs: A Handbook for Interdisciplinary PPE+ Research with Applications to 21st Century Challenges. Taylor & Francis.
Beetz, J. P., & Dilli, S. (Accepted/In press). Lessons for the future PPE+ interdisciplinary research drawn from practice. In J. P. Beetz, & S. Dilli (Eds.), An Interdisciplinary Approach for Philosophy, Politics and Economics+ Programs: A Handbook for Interdisciplinary PPE+ Research with Applications to 21st Century Challenges Taylor & Francis.
Dilli, S., & Remery, C. (Accepted/In press). From Invisible to Visible: How to Explain Gender Inequalities in the Labor Force with an Interdisciplinary Framework. In J. P. Beetz, & S. Dilli (Eds.), An Interdisciplinary Approach for Philosophy, Politics and Economics+ Programs: A Handbook for Interdisciplinary PPE+ Research with Applications to 21st Century Challenges Taylor & Francis.
Beetz, J. P., & Dilli, S. (Accepted/In press). An Interdisciplinary Framework for Analyzing 21st Century Challenges using a PPE lens. In J. P. Beetz, & S. Dilli (Eds.), An Interdisciplinary Approach for Philosophy, Politics and Economics+ Programs: A Handbook for Interdisciplinary PPE+ Research with Applications to 21st Century Challenges Taylor & Francis.
Dilli, S., & Beetz, J. P. (Accepted/In press). Understanding 21st-century challenges with an interdisciplinary PPE+ research approach. In J. P. Beetz, & S. Dilli (Eds.), An Interdisciplinary Approach for Philosophy, Politics and Economics+ Programs: A Handbook for Interdisciplinary PPE+ Research with Applications to 21st Century Challenges Taylor & Francis.
Popularising publications
Dilli, S. (2025). Why are the women missing from the history of entrepreneurship? The Dutch case. On the Waterfront, 48, 14-16. [Portal]
2024
Professional publications
Dilli, S., & Boter, C. (2024). The Missing Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the Past. (SHE LEADS+ Insights in the Netherlands 2024). Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship. https://lnkd.in/dgEmBhFj
Westerhuis, G., Khan, A., & Dilli, S. (2024). Waarom het aandeel vrouwelijke ondernemers langzaam groeit? ABN AMRO. https://www.abnamro.nl/nl/zakelijk/insights/sectoren-en-trends/alle-sectoren/waarom-het-aandeel-vrouwelijke-ondernemers-langzaam-groeit.html [Portal]
2021
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S., Carmichael, S., & Rijpma, A. (2021). Gender Equality since 1900. In A. Rijpma, J. L. van Zanden, M. Malinowski, & M. d'Ercole (Eds.), How Was Life? Volume II (pp. 163-185). OECD. [DOI] [Repository]
2020
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. (2020). A Historical Perspective on the Evolution of Finance, Knowledge, and Labor Market Institutions in Europe. In M. Sanders, A. Marx, & M. Stenkula (Eds.), The Entrepreneurial Society: A Reform Strategy for Italy, Germany and the UK (Vol. 44, pp. 9-38). Springer. [DOI] [Repository]
2019
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. D. (2019). The diversity of labor market institutions and entrepreneurship. Socio-Economic Review. [DOI] [Repository]
Diebolt, C., Rijpma, A., Carmichael, S. G., Dilli, S. D., & Stormer, C. (2019). Cliometrics of the Family. (Studies in Economic History). Springer. [DOI]
Dilli, S. D., Rijpma, A., & Carmichael, S. G. (2019). Introducing the Historical Gender Equality Index. Feminist Economics, 25(1), 31–57. [DOI] [Repository]
2018
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S., Elert, N., & Herrmann, A. M. (2018). Varieties of entrepreneurship: exploring the institutional foundations of different entrepreneurship types through ‘Varieties-of-Capitalism’ arguments. Small Business Economics, 51(2), 293–320 . [DOI] [Repository]
Dilli, S. D., & Westerhuis, G. K. (2018). How Institutions and Gender Differences in Education Shape Entrepreneurial Activity: A Cross-national Perspective. Small Business Economics, 51, 371-392. [DOI] [Repository]
2017
Scholarly publications
van der Vleuten, L., Carmichael, S. G., & Dilli, S. D. (2017). Chapter 5. The best thermometer: A Long run perspective on Indian gender inequality in British ruled states. In Agency, Gender and Economic Development in the World Economy 1850–2000: Testing the Sen Hypothesis (pp. 101-137). Routledge.
Dilli, S. D. (2017). The Deep Causes of Economic Development: Family Systems and Female Agency. In J. L. van Zanden, A. Rijpma, & J. Kok (Eds.), Agency, Gender and Economic Development in the World Economy 1850-2000: testing the Sen Hypothesis (pp. 138-161). (Gender and well-being). Routledge.
2016
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. D., & Elert, N. (2016). The Diversity of Entrepreneurial Regimes in Europe. IFN. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2752966##
Carmichael, S. G., Dilli, S. D., & van Zanden, J. L. (2016). Introduction: Family Systems and Economic Development. Economic History of Developing Regions, 31(1), 1-9. [DOI] [Repository]
Carmichael, S., Dilli, S., & Rijpma, A. (2016). Women in Global Economic History. In J. B. (Ed.), A History of the Global Economy: From 1500 to the Present (pp. 240-247). Cambridge University Press.
2015
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. D. (2015). A Historical Perspective on Gender Inequality and Development in the World Economy, c. 1850-2000. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. [Repository]
2014
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S., Rijpma, A., & Carmichael, S. G. (2014). Achieving gender equality: development versus historical legacies. CESifo Economic Studies. [DOI]
Carmichael, S., Dilli, S., & Rijpma, A. (2014). Gender Inequality since 1820. In A. Rijpma, J. L. van Zanden, M. Timmer, J. Baten, M. Mira d'Ercole, & C. Smith (Eds.), How Was Life?: Global Well-being since 1820 (pp. 217-248). OECD Publishing. [DOI] [Repository]
2013
Scholarly publications
Dilli, S. (2013). The Role of Female Agency in Politics: A Global Study, 1850-2000. Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History.