| Research in Economic History, Volume 25 Contributor(s): Field, Alexander J. (Editor), Clark, Gregory (Editor), Sundstrom, William A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0762313706 ISBN-13: 9780762313709 Publisher: Jai Press Inc. OUR PRICE: $176.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 330.09 |
| Series: Research in Economic History |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 362 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The volume includes six papers in quantitative economic history. Peter Mancall, Josh Rosenbloom, and Tom Weiss consider growth in colonial North America, while Gary Richardson examines the role of bank failures in propagating the Great Depression. John Komlos examines the heights of rich and poor youth in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Klas Fregert and Roger Gustafson provide a synoptic view of public finances in Sweden from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Drew Keeling studies the economics of the steamship industry that facilitated migration between Europe and the United States between 1900 and 1914. Finally, Gregg Huff and Giovanni Caggiano examine the integration of labor markets in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It includes original articles written by experts on the subjects and articles supported by quantitative data. |