Jai Press Inc. Research in Economic History: 25

Product 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. *Original articles written by experts on the subjects *Articles supported by quantitative data Review Praise for the series: , .." a stimulating collection which is justifiably held by its editor to be a representative sampling of the most interesting new work ... The papers all relate to major topics in mainstream British or American economic history." --"Economic History Review Praise for the series: , .." a stimulating collection which is justifiably held by its editor to be a representative sampling of the most interesting new work ... The papers all relate to major topics in mainstream British or American economic history." -- Economic History Review Praise for the series: .,." a stimulating collection which is justifiably held by its editor to be a representative sampling of the most interesting new work ... The papers all relate to major topics in mainstream British or American economic history." --"Economic History Review Praise for the series: ..." a stimulating collection which is justifiably held by its editor to be a representative sampling of the most interesting new work ... The papers all relate to major topics in mainstream British or American economic history." --"Economic History Review