Research in Economic History (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	JAI Press Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research in Economic History
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	December 2007
Editors:	Alexander J. Field • Gregory Clark • William A. Sundstrom
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	362
ISBN-13:	978-0-7623-1370-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	0-7623-1370-6
Barcode:	9780762313709

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