The German crisis of 1931: evidence and tradition
In: Cliometrica: journal of historical economics and econometric history, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 5-17
ISSN: 1863-2513
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In: Cliometrica: journal of historical economics and econometric history, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 5-17
ISSN: 1863-2513
In: The economic history review, Band 59, Heft 4, S. 873-874
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: The journal of economic history, Band 64, Heft 3, S. 705-733
ISSN: 1471-6372
I evaluate the effectiveness of financial markets in the early Roman Empire in this article. I review the theory of financial intermediation to describe a hierarchy of financial sources and survey briefly the history of financial intermediation in eighteenth-century Western Europe to provide a standard against which to evaluate the Roman evidence. I then describe the nature of financial arrangements in the early Roman Empire in terms of this hierarchy. This exercise reveals the extent to which the Roman economy resembled more recent societies and sheds light on the prospects for economic growth in the Roman Empire.
In: The journal of economic history, Band 64, Heft 3, S. 910-911
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: The journal of economic history, Band 63, Heft 3
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: NBER Working Paper No. w8898
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In: Explorations in economic history: EEH, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 46-60
ISSN: 0014-4983
In: The journal of economic history, Band 60, Heft 3, S. 842-846
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 557, Heft 1, S. 190-191
ISSN: 1552-3349
In: The journal of economic history, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 976-977
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: The journal of economic history, Band 57, Heft 2, S. 267-287
ISSN: 1471-6372
This address considers the role of culture in economic history. It argues that AngloSaxon culture was an important factor determining where and when industrialization began and spread. The contrast between Anglo-Saxon individualism and Japan's more collective culture also is important in understanding the differences between Japanese and American industrial practices today. I predict that Japan's collective culture may give it an economic edge in the coming years despite its current difficulties. And I advocate greater attention to culture by both economists and historians in the practice of economic history.
In: The journal of economic history, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 63-82
ISSN: 1471-6372
There are two views of the British Industrial Revolution in the literature today. The more traditional description sees the Industrial Revolution as a broad change in the British economy and society. This broad view of the Industrial Revolution has been challenged by Crafts and Harley who see the Industrial Revolution as the result of technical change in only a few industries. This article presents a test of these views using the Ricardian model of international trade with many goods. British trade data are used to implement the test and discriminate between the two views of the Industrial Revolution.
In: The economic history review, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 737-753
ISSN: 1468-0289
In: The journal of economic history, Band 55, Heft 1, S. 179-180
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: The economic history review, Band 44, Heft 4, S. 573
ISSN: 1468-0289