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Postal address:	Department of Economics Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland
Workplace:	Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), Trinity College Dublin, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Commodity Market Disintegration in the Interwar Period
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations
2. Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009)
3. From Great Depression to Great Credit Crisis: Similarities, Differences and Lessons
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
4. Power and Plenty in 2030
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS

2008

5. Europe and Globalization, 1870-1914
   Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE)
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2008)
6. Globalization, 1870-1914
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS
7. Globalization, Growth and Distribution in Spain 1500-1913
   Working Papers, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC)
   Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2007)
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007)
   Working Papers in Economic History, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Historia Económica e Instituciones (2007)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
8. Luddites and the Demographic Transition
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008)
9. Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations
   The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008) View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
10. The Structure of Protection and Growth in the Late 19th Century
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008)
11. Trade and Empire, 1700-1870
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE)
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2008)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008)
    Working Papers in Economic History, Universidad Carlos III, Departamento de Historia Económica e Instituciones (2008)

2007

12. Democracy and Protectionism
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations
13. Power and Plenty: Trade, War and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Preface)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2007)
14. Risk, Government and Globalization: International Survey Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2007) View citations
15. Trade, Knowledge and the Industrial Revolution
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d\'Agliano, University of Milano
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)

2006

16. Did Vasco da Gama Matter for European Markets? Testing Frederick Lane's Hypotheses Fifty Years Later
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2006)
17. War and Welfare: Britain, France and the United States 1807-14
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2006) View citations

2005

18. The Worldwide Economic Impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2005)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2005)

2004

19. The Determinants of Individual Attitudes Towards Immigration
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2006)
20. The Era of Free Migration: Lessons for Today
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2003)
21. The Era of Migration: Lessons for Today
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2003

22. Heckscher-Ohlin Theory and Individual Attitudes Towards GlobalisationInternational Financial Integration
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
23. Heckscher-Ohlin Theory and Individual Attitudes Towards Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2003) View citations
24. Incentives, Technology and the Shift to Year-Round Dairying in Late 19th Century Denmark
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
25. Migration Flows: Political Economy of Migration and the Empirical Challenges
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2003) View citations

2002

26. Commodity Market Integration 1500-2000
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    Discussion Papers, Columbia University, Department of Economics (2002) View citations
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations
    See also Chapter (2003)
27. Culture, Politics and Innovation: Evidence from the Creameries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001)
28. Europe and the causes of globalization, 1790 to 2000
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2002)
29. From Malthus to Ohlin: Trade, Growth and Distribution Since 1500
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2002) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002)

2001

30. After Columbus: Explaining the Global Trade Boom 1500-1800
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
31. Globalization and Inequality: Historical Trends
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations
32. The Determinants of Individual Trade Policy Preferences: International Survey Evidence
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations

2000

33. Living Standards and Growth
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
34. The Heckscher-Ohlin Model Between 1400 and 2000: When It Explained Factor Price Convergence, When It Did Not, and Why
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1999)
35. When Did Globalization Begin?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (2002)

1999

36. British Trade Policy in the 19th Century: a Review Article
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2000)
37. Culture, Politics and Innovation: Creamery Diffusion in late 19th Century Denmark and Ireland
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations
38. Globalization in Historical Perspectives
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations
39. Much Ado About Nothing? Italian Trade Policy in the late 19th Century
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations

1998

40. A Social Accounting Matrix for Italy
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-

1997

41. Monetary Data and Proxy GDP Estimates: Ireland 1840-1921
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
42. Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2000)
43. Tariffs and Growth in the Late Nineteenth Century
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
44. The European Grain Invasion 1870-1913
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1997)
45. Were Trade and Factor Mobility Substitutes in History?
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations

1996

46. Around the European Periphery 1870-1913: Globalization, Schooling and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (1997)
47. Land, Labor and the Wage-Rental Ratio: Factor Price Convergence in the Late Nineteenth Century
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1993)
48. Migration as Disaster Relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (1997)
49. Trade, Migration and Convergence: An Historical Perspective
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1995

50. Economic Integration and Convergence: An Historical Perspective
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
51. Open Economy Forces and Late 19th Century Scandinavian Catch-Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1995)
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1995) View citations

1994

52. Irish Economic Growth, 1945-88
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1993

53. Mass Migration, Commodity Market Integration and Real Wage Convergence: The Late Nineteenth Century Atlantic Economy
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1993) View citations
54. The Impact of Emigration on Real Wages in Ireland 1850-1914
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1992

55. Property Transactions in Ireland, 1708-1988: An Introduction
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business
56. Were Heckscher and Ohlin Right? Putting the Factor-Price-Equalization Theorem Back into History
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
57. Were Heckscher and Olin Right? Putting History Back into the Factor-Price Equalization Theorem
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
    Also in Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business (1992)

1990

58. International Migration and Wage rates in Twentieth Century Ireland
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business View citations
59. THE COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DISINTEGRATION: IRELAND IN THE 1930'S
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business

1989

60. A POSITIVE THEORY OF FACTOR FLOWS
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business
61. DID THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE MATTER?
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1991)
62. THE CAUSES OF DEPOPULATION IN A SMALL OPEN ECONOMY: IRELAND 1856-1876
    Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business

Journal Articles

2009

1. Did Vasco da Gama matter for European markets? -super-1
   Economic History Review, 2009, 62, (3), 655-684

2008

2. Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 523-28 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

3. Barry Eichengreen, The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond, Princeton University Press (2007)
   Journal of International Economics, 2007, 73, (2), 438-441
4. Culture, Conflict and Cooperation: Irish Dairying Before the Great War
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (523), 1357-1379
5. Property rights, politics and innovation: creamery diffusion in pre-1914 Ireland
   European Review of Economic History, 2007, 11, (03), 395-417 View citations

2006

6. The determinants of individual attitudes towards immigration
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22, (4), 838-861 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
7. The worldwide economic impact of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1793 1815
   Journal of Global History, 2006, 1, (01), 123-149 View citations

2005

8. From Malthus to Ohlin: Trade, Industrialisation and Distribution Since 1500
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10, (1), 5-34 View citations
9. Incentives, technology and the shift to year-round dairying in late nineteenth-century Denmark -super-1
   Economic History Review, 2005, 58, (3), 520-554

2004

10. Flux migratoires: économie politique de la migration et enjeux empiriques
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2004, 18, (3), 45-76
11. Once more: When did globalisation begin?
    European Review of Economic History, 2004, 8, (01), 109-117

2002

12. AFTER COLUMBUS: EXPLAINING EUROPE'S OVERSEAS TRADE BOOM, 1500 1800
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (02), 417-456 View citations
13. When did globalisation begin?
    European Review of Economic History, 2002, 6, (01), 23-50 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

14. British trade policy in the 19th century: a review article1
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 16, (4), 829-842
    See also Working Paper (1999)
15. Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (463), 456-83 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1998

16. Culture, Malthus, and Irish Demographic History
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (03), 862-865

1997

17. Around the European periphery 1870 1913: Globalization, schooling and growth
    European Review of Economic History, 1997, 1, (02), 153-190 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
18. Measuring protection: a cautionary tale
    Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 53, (1), 169-183 View citations
19. Migration as disaster relief: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine
    European Review of Economic History, 1997, 1, (01), 3-25 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
20. The European Grain Invasion, 1870?1913
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (04), 775-801
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

21. Factor Price Convergence in the Late Nineteenth Century
    International Economic Review, 1996, 37, (3), 499-530 View citations

1995

22. Emigration and Living Standards in Ireland since the Famine
    Journal of Population Economics, 1995, 8, (4), 407-21 View citations
23. Erratum
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (04), 921-922

1994

24. Late Nineteenth-Century Anglo-American Factor-Price Convergence: Were Heckscher and Ohlin Right?
    The Journal of Economic History, 1994, 54, (04), 892-916 View citations
25. The Development of Industrial Society in Ireland. Edited by J. H. Goldthorpe and C. T. Whelan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Pp. vi, 470. $60.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1994, 54, (03), 699-700
26. The Economic Impact of the Famine in the Short and Long Run
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 309-13 View citations
27. The Repeal of the Corn Laws and Irish Emigration
    Explorations in Economic History, 1994, 31, (1), 120-138 View citations

1993

28. Industrial Development and Irish National Identity, 1922?1939. By Mary E. Daly. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1992. Pp. xv, 201. $34.94
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (04), 940-942

1992

29. Why Ireland Emigrated: A Positive Theory of Factor Flows
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (2), 322-40 View citations

1991

30. Agricultural Change and Rural Depopulation: Ireland, 1845?1876
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (02), 464-466
31. Burn Everything British but their Coal: the Anglo-Irish Economic War of the 1930s
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (02), 357-366
32. Did the Great Irish Famine Matter?
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (01), 1-22 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
33. Rural depopulation in a small open economy: Ireland 1856-1876
    Explorations in Economic History, 1991, 28, (4), 409-432

1990

34. The Footwear Industry in Ireland, 1922?1973. By Jon Press. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1989. Pp. 229. $39.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (03), 736-737

1989

35. Tariffs and the current account with short-run capital specificity
    Economics Letters, 1989, 30, (1), 67-70 View citations

Books

2001

1. Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Edited books

2007

1. The New Comparative Economic History: Essays in Honor of Jeffrey G. Williamson, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2007

1. Introduction to Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium
   A chapter in Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium, 2007
2. Preface to Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium
   A chapter in Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium, 2007

2003

3. Commodity Market Integration, 1500–2000
   A chapter in Globalization in Historical Perspective, 2003, pp 13-64
   See also Working Paper (2002)