Norske lokalsamfunns plass i den første globaliseringen på 1600- til 1800-tallet,[2] and Trondheim 1814 Series: The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences, Writings 1-2014.
She provided insights of widowhood in Scandinavia and explored their role in transferring civil service occupations from one man to the next and mentioned it to be a reason behind making public pensions necessary.
[8] Bull has worked on Scandinavian social and local history and has discussed different factors associated with it.
Norske lokalsamfunns plass i den første globaliseringen på 1600- til 1800-tallet, she discussed the impact of Norway's entry into global trade, from the 16th century to the 19th century, after the discovery of sea routes to Asia and America, and before the country's industrialization, on the local communities.
Atle Døssland commended the orderly presentation and explanation of the book and mentioned: "If we follow Ida Bull's presentation a little more closely at the seams, she, as I said, nevertheless brings out moments and concrete examples which indicate that there must have been significant differences between local communities when it comes to contact with the outside world.