#  The Scramble for Revenue: Fiscal Capacity and Forced Labor in Colonial Africa. 

 



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 **November 2, 2026** 

 12:00PM - 01:30PM EST 

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 **Harvard CAS Lounge**  

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Join us for an African Studies Workshop with **Marlous van Waijenburg**, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, presenting *The Scramble for Revenue: Fiscal Capacity and Forced Labor in Colonial Africa*.

Van Waijenburg’s research examines comparative economic development, with particular attention to the long-run development of African economies and their connections to the global economy. Her work spans fiscal capacity and taxation, labor markets, coercive labor institutions, inequality, and the business history of the transatlantic slave trade.

In this workshop, she will explore the relationship between colonial revenue systems, state capacity, and forced labor in Africa, examining how colonial governments sought to expand their fiscal reach and the coercive institutions that accompanied those efforts.

**About the Speaker**  
Marlous van Waijenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School, where she teaches in the MBA required curriculum. She earned her Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University. Before joining Harvard Business School, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows and an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan.

Those joining virtually can **register for the Zoom session at**: <https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/qFHu3RaFSaySUu7tO18Bww#/registration>

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