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Working Papers

2009

1. Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt and Default in the Age of Philip II, 1556-1598
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics (2008)
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2008)
2. Sweet Diversity: Colonial Goods and the Rise of European Living Standards after 1492
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
3. The Sustainable Debts of Philip II: A Reconstruction of Spain's Fiscal Position, 1560-1598
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Also in UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics (2009)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
4. The Three Horsemen of Growth: Plague, War and Urbanization in Early Modern Europe
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2009) View citations

2008

5. A Century of Global Equity Market Correlations
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
6. Free Flows, Limited Diversification: Explaining the Fall and Rise of Stock Market Correlations, 1890-2001
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
7. Poor, Hungry and Stupid: Numeracy and the Impact of High Food Prices in Industrializing Britain, 1780-1850
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

2006

8. Understanding Growth in Europe, 1700-1870: Theory and Evidence
   DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations
9. Why England? Demand, Growth and Inequality During the Industrial Revolution
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
10. Why England? Demographic factors, structural change and physical capital accumulation during the Industrial Revolution
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2006)

2005

11. Betting on Hitler - The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2008)
12. Credit Rationing and Crowding Out During the Industrial Revolution: Evidence from Hoare's Bank, 1702-1862
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2005)
13. Interest Rate Restrictions in a Natural Experiment: Loan Allocation and the Change in the Usury Laws in 1714
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2008)
14. The Speed of the Financial Revolution: Evidence from Hoare’s Bank
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations

2004

15. Financial Repression in a Natural Experiment: Loan Allocation and the Change in the Usury Laws in 1714
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
16. Riding the South Sea Bubble
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2002

17. Why was Stock Market Volatility so High During the Great Depression? Evidence from 10 Countries During the Interwar Period
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
18. With a Bang, Not a Whimper: Pricking Germany's 'Stock Market Bubble' in 1927 and the Slide into Depression
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2000)

2001

19. Convertibility, Currency Controls and the Cost of Capital in Western Europe, 1950-1999
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Finance & Economics (2003)
20. Inflation, Political Instability and Stockmarket Volatility in Interwar Germany
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

2000

21. A Tale of Five Bubbles- Asset Price Inflation and Central Bank Policy in Historical Perspective
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University View citations
22. Factor Prices and Productivity Growth During the British Industrial Revolution
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2003)

1998

23. Inflationary Expectations During Germany's Great Slump
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations

1997

24. Neutrality and Mediterranean Shipping Under Danish Flag, 1750-1807
    Oxford University Economic and Social History Series, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford View citations
25. Time and Work in Eighteenth-Century London
    Oxford University Economic and Social History Series, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1998)

1996

26. Human capital, equipment investment, and industrialization
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1998)
27. Why Did Working Hours Increase in Eighteenth-Century London? Labour Supply Decisions and Consumer Durables During the Industrial Revolution
    Oxford University Economic and Social History Series, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Journal Articles

2009

1. Malthusian Dynamism and the Rise of Europe: Make War, Not Love
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 248-54 View citations

2008

2. A Century of Global Equity Market Correlations
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 535-40
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. Betting on Hitler-The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 101-137 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
4. Clark's intellectual Sudoku
   European Review of Economic History, 2008, 12, (02), 149-155
5. Debt Sustainability in Historical Perspective: The Role of Fiscal Repression
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, 6, (2-3), 657-667
6. Interest Rate Restrictions in a Natural Experiment: Loan Allocation and the Change in the Usury Laws in 1714
   Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (528), 743-758 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
7. Private borrowing during the financial revolution: Hoare's Bank and its customers, 1702-24 -super-1
   Economic History Review, 2008, 61, (3), 541-564 View citations
8. Review 2
   Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (526), F128-F132

2006

9. Banking as an emerging technology: Hoare's Bank, 1702 1742
   Financial History Review, 2006, 13, (02), 149-178 View citations
10. Comment on 'Seat of Death and Terror' -super-1
    Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (3), 607-616
11. Living standards in the past: new perspectives on well-being in Asia and Europe - Robert C. Allen, Tommy Bengtsson, and Martin Dribe
    Economic History Review, 2006, 59, (2), 429-430
12. The Economics of World War I. Edited by Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Pp. xvi, 345. $80
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (04), 1084-1086
13. Why England? Demographic factors, structural change and physical capital accumulation during the Industrial Revolution
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2006, 11, (4), 319-361 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

14. Credit rationing and crowding out during the industrial revolution: evidence from Hoare's Bank, 1702-1862
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (3), 325-348 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

15. Economics and Politics in the Weimar Republic. By Theo Balderston. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. vii, 123. $35
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (01), 251-252
16. Riding the South Sea Bubble
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1654-1668 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

17. Convertibility, currency controls and the cost of capital in Western Europe, 1950-1999
    International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2003, 8, (3), 255-276
    See also Working Paper (2001)
18. Factor prices and productivity growth during the British industrial revolution
    Explorations in Economic History, 2003, 40, (1), 52-77 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
19. Living Standards During the Industrial Revolution: An Economist's Guide
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 221-226 View citations
20. Symposium on capital controls
    International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2003, 8, (3), 185-187
21. With a Bang, not a Whimper: Pricking Germany's in 1927 and the Slide into Depression
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (01), 65-99

2001

22. Destined for Deprivation: Human Capital Formation and Intergenerational Poverty in Nineteenth-Century England
    Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (3), 339-365 View citations
23. THE LONGEST YEARS: NEW ESTIMATES OF LABOR INPUT IN ENGLAND, 1760 1830
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (04), 1065-1082 View citations

1998

24. Human capital, equipment investment, and industrialization
    European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (7), 1343-1362 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
25. Time and Work in Eighteenth-Century London
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (01), 29-58 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

26. Time Use in Eighteenth-Century London: Some Evidence from the Old Bailey
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (02), 497-499

1996

27. Steuem, Abgaben und Dienste vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Edited by Eckart Schremmer. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1994. Pp. 247. DM 96
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (04), 941-942

1995

28. Did High Wages or High Interest Rates Bring Down the Weimar Republic? A Cointegration Model of Investment in Germany, 1925?1930
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (04), 801-821