Research in Economic History (24) - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0762313447 ISBN 13 : 9780762313440

Editeur : JAI Press Inc., 2006

Synopsis

This volume includes seven papers in quantitative economic history. Four were accepted through our regular channels. These include Harald Edquist and Magnus Henrekson on "Technological Breakthroughs and Productivity Growth", Scott Redenius on "New National Bank Loan Rate Estimates, 1887-1975", Ebru Guven Solakoglu on the "Net Effect of Railroads on Stature in the Post Bellum Economy", and Pedro Lains on "Growth in a Protected Environment, Portugal, 1850-1950". Three papers are from a 2004 conference, Towards a Global History of Prices and Wages. These include Metin Cosgel on "Agricultural Productivity in the Early Ottoman Empire", Johan Soderberg on "Grain Prices in Cairo and Europe in the Middle Ages", and Jun Seong Ho and James Lewis on "Wages, Rents, and Interest Rates in Southern Korea, 1700 to 1900".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Amongst other European and US focussed topics, this volume addresses: the macroeconomic aggregates for England, 1209-2004; capital accumulation in Spain, 1850-2000; British Estate Acts, 1600 to 1830. It also discusses historical trends in food consumption in the United States.

Biographie de l'auteur

Edited by A.J. Field, G. Clark and W.A. Sundstrom

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: JAI Press Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0762313447
• ISBN 13: 9780762313440
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Éditeur: Field Alexander J., Clark Gregory, Sundstrom William A.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible