Essays in Economic and Business History announces the publication of a special volume (2017, volume 35, issue 1) of articles in honor of Christer Lundh, professor in Economic History at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The original research articles published in this volume expand upon Lund’s work in historical demography and labor market research among other topics. These articles illustrate the strength of social science history and also demonstrate the vast potential of historical research to contribute to answering societal questions in the present day. This issue is guest edited by Susanna Fellman, Stefan Öberg and Klas Rönnbäck, all of the University of Gothenburg.