Research in Economic History.
Hanes, Christopher.
Research in Economic History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages) - Research in Economic History Series ; v.36 . - Research in Economic History Series .
Cover -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMICHISTORY: VOLUME 36 -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 - Specializations in Switzerland in the Nineteenth Century: Evolution of Trade Patterns and Growth Model -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Specialization in Switzerland: an Historical and Institutional Overview -- 2.1 Geographical Context: Openness to the World -- 2.2 On the Importance of Human Capital -- 2.3 Traditional Protectionism vs Protection of Infant Industries -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Nature and Dynamics of Export Specializations -- 4.1 Nature of Specialization -- 4.2 Export Concentration -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 - Trends and Institutional Sources of Financing Russia's Human Capital Formation (Late Nineteenth-Early Twenty-first Centuries) -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Financial Data on Basic Fields of Human Capital Formation -- 2.1 General Considerations -- 2.2 Education -- 2.3 Scientific Research and Development -- 2.4 Health Care -- 3. Contributions of the Institutional Sectors of the National Economy to Its Human Capital Formation -- 3.1 The Government Budget Composition and Its Role in the National Economy -- 3.2 Education -- 3.3 Scientific Research and Development -- 3.4 Health care -- 4. Human Development Financing and Catch-up Growth -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix -- 3 - The Past's Long Shadow: A Systematic Review and Network Analysis of Economic History -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data Extraction Procedure -- 3. Network Analysis in Economic History -- 4. Geography of Knowledge -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 - Improving Deflators for Estimating Canadian Economic Growth, 1870-1900 -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction. 2. Canadian National Accounts and Price Indexes, 1870 to 1900 -- 2.1 The Urquhart GNP Series -- 3. Price Indexes -- 4. Revised Price Index -- 4.1 New Data -- 5. Weighting the Basket -- 6. Are the New Price Data Reliable? -- 7. Revised GNP and Economic Growth -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 - The Political Economy of State-chartered Banks in Early Twentieth-century Texas -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Previous Research -- 3. How Texas Gained State-chartered Banking -- 4. Empirical Model and Evidence on the Determinants of the Vote -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 - The Antebellum Slave Trade: Numbers and Impact on the Balance of Payments -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Issues -- 3 The Databases -- 3.1 Transatlantic: Voyages Website -- 3.2 Caribbean to North America: O'Malley Database -- 3.3 Caribbean to Havana: Klein Database -- 4 Numbers of Slaves -- 4.1 Imports -- 4.1.1 Total -- 4.1.2 By Ship Nationality -- 4.1.3 Smuggled from Caribbean -- 4.1.4 Revenue Generating -- 4.2 Carrying Trade -- 5 Price of Slaves -- 6 Slave-trade Balance of Payments -- 6.1 Purchase and Sale of Slaves -- 6.1.1 Carrying Trade -- 6.1.2 Imports -- 6.1.3 Foreign-Exchange Implication -- 6.2 Outfitting and Provisioning Slave Ships -- 6.3 Slave-Ship Sales -- 6.4 Income Account -- 6.5 Net Balance -- 7 Integration into Standard Balance of Payments -- 8 Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A1.1 Embarkations -- A1.2 Imports from Africa -- A1.3 African Carrying Trade -- A1.4 Slave Losses -- A2.1 Price of Slave-Ship Delivered Slaves -- A2.1.1 Non-Spanish Caribbean, Spanish America, and Brazil -- A2.1.2 United States -- A2.2 Slave-Ship Purchase Price of Slaves -- A2.2.1 Africa -- A2.2.2 Caribbean, for US Imports -- A2.2.3 Caribbean, for US-Ship Carrying Trade.
Research in Economic Historyis a well-established publication presenting influential work by leading researchers in the field of economic history, including economists, historians, and demographers.
9781839091797
Economic history.
Electronic books.
HC10-1085
330.9
Research in Economic History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages) - Research in Economic History Series ; v.36 . - Research in Economic History Series .
Cover -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMICHISTORY: VOLUME 36 -- RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC HISTORY -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 - Specializations in Switzerland in the Nineteenth Century: Evolution of Trade Patterns and Growth Model -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Specialization in Switzerland: an Historical and Institutional Overview -- 2.1 Geographical Context: Openness to the World -- 2.2 On the Importance of Human Capital -- 2.3 Traditional Protectionism vs Protection of Infant Industries -- 3. Data and Methodology -- 4. Nature and Dynamics of Export Specializations -- 4.1 Nature of Specialization -- 4.2 Export Concentration -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 - Trends and Institutional Sources of Financing Russia's Human Capital Formation (Late Nineteenth-Early Twenty-first Centuries) -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Financial Data on Basic Fields of Human Capital Formation -- 2.1 General Considerations -- 2.2 Education -- 2.3 Scientific Research and Development -- 2.4 Health Care -- 3. Contributions of the Institutional Sectors of the National Economy to Its Human Capital Formation -- 3.1 The Government Budget Composition and Its Role in the National Economy -- 3.2 Education -- 3.3 Scientific Research and Development -- 3.4 Health care -- 4. Human Development Financing and Catch-up Growth -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix -- 3 - The Past's Long Shadow: A Systematic Review and Network Analysis of Economic History -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data Extraction Procedure -- 3. Network Analysis in Economic History -- 4. Geography of Knowledge -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 - Improving Deflators for Estimating Canadian Economic Growth, 1870-1900 -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction. 2. Canadian National Accounts and Price Indexes, 1870 to 1900 -- 2.1 The Urquhart GNP Series -- 3. Price Indexes -- 4. Revised Price Index -- 4.1 New Data -- 5. Weighting the Basket -- 6. Are the New Price Data Reliable? -- 7. Revised GNP and Economic Growth -- 8. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 - The Political Economy of State-chartered Banks in Early Twentieth-century Texas -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Previous Research -- 3. How Texas Gained State-chartered Banking -- 4. Empirical Model and Evidence on the Determinants of the Vote -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 - The Antebellum Slave Trade: Numbers and Impact on the Balance of Payments -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Issues -- 3 The Databases -- 3.1 Transatlantic: Voyages Website -- 3.2 Caribbean to North America: O'Malley Database -- 3.3 Caribbean to Havana: Klein Database -- 4 Numbers of Slaves -- 4.1 Imports -- 4.1.1 Total -- 4.1.2 By Ship Nationality -- 4.1.3 Smuggled from Caribbean -- 4.1.4 Revenue Generating -- 4.2 Carrying Trade -- 5 Price of Slaves -- 6 Slave-trade Balance of Payments -- 6.1 Purchase and Sale of Slaves -- 6.1.1 Carrying Trade -- 6.1.2 Imports -- 6.1.3 Foreign-Exchange Implication -- 6.2 Outfitting and Provisioning Slave Ships -- 6.3 Slave-Ship Sales -- 6.4 Income Account -- 6.5 Net Balance -- 7 Integration into Standard Balance of Payments -- 8 Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A1.1 Embarkations -- A1.2 Imports from Africa -- A1.3 African Carrying Trade -- A1.4 Slave Losses -- A2.1 Price of Slave-Ship Delivered Slaves -- A2.1.1 Non-Spanish Caribbean, Spanish America, and Brazil -- A2.1.2 United States -- A2.2 Slave-Ship Purchase Price of Slaves -- A2.2.1 Africa -- A2.2.2 Caribbean, for US Imports -- A2.2.3 Caribbean, for US-Ship Carrying Trade.
Research in Economic Historyis a well-established publication presenting influential work by leading researchers in the field of economic history, including economists, historians, and demographers.
9781839091797
Economic history.
Electronic books.
HC10-1085
330.9