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Professor Dr. Ina Prinz is a professor in the history of computer science and mathematics and the director of the Arithmeum, a public museum at the University of Bonn, Germany. The Arithmeum has the world’s most comprehensive collection of historical calculating machines, early calculating devices and early digital computers. In addition is the Arithmeum Library,

Jennifer Lee has been with BMO Capital Markets Economics for over two decades, covering the U.S. economy, as well as financial market and economic activity in Europe and Japan. She is also co-author of Rates Scenario, covering currencies and markets outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Dr. Simon Jäger is the Director of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) in Bonn and Berlin, Germany, Associate Professor of Economics at MIT, and an NBER Faculty Research Fellow. His research focuses on labor markets and studies the origins and consequences of inequality.

Michelle Meehan is a freelance journalist and editor based in New South Wales, Australia. Her writing traverses everything from arts, entertainment, travel and lifestyle to sport, health, food, wine and business. Michelle’s work has been featured in a wide range of print and online publications including Australian Geographic, BBC, Domain, MiNDFOOD Magazine, Jetstar Magazine and

Delali Adogla-Bessa is a freelance journalist, researcher, and photographer based in Ghana. He has written on governance, health, education, the environment, the cocoa value chain and film, among others. Delali has produced work for The Continent, SWI Swissinfo, Africa is a Country, Equal Times and UNESCO.  His first paycheck: My first job after national service

Liam Tung is an Australian freelance writer who’s indebted to the Internet. He began working from home in Sweden, way before Covid-19 made everyone else do it. Writing on the web about the internet — the networks, devices, people and cultures that make it up —  saved him from destitution while living abroad in Sweden,

Dr. Florian Lehmer is a research fellow in the Occupations in Transition research group at Germany’s Institute for Employment Research. His research interests lie in empirical labor market economics and applied microeconometrics. Currently, he is primarily focused on the effects of digital and ecological transformations on the labor market.

Dorothée Enskog freelances as a financial journalist, focusing on economics and energy-related topics. She holds a degree in economics from UCLouvain in Belgium. Her first paycheck: It was a great feeling to be able to buy a Walkman, the first-generation portable audio device available in the 1980s, with my first paycheck.

Karin Pallaver is Associate Professor of African History at the Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna. Her research interests lie in the social and economic history of 19th-century and early colonial East Africa, with special reference to pre-colonial and colonial currencies. She has recently edited the volume “Monetary Transitions: Currencies, Colonialism and African

Jean Ngendahimana is a Rwandan former radio journalist now based in Berlin. He writes about migration, entrepreneurship, business in Africa and international relations.   His most memorable paycheck: When I was in my second year at the university, I wanted to have first-hand work experience. So I joined a media company as a volunteer. I did