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2017

1. Australian Squatters, Convicts, and Capitalists: Dividing Up a Fast-Growing Frontier Pie 1821-1871
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2. The Social Implications of Sugar: Living Costs, Real Incomes and Inequality in Jamaica c1774
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

3. An Economic Rationale for the African Scramble: The Commercial Transition and the Commodity Price Boom of 1845-1885
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
4. Latin American Inequality: Colonial Origins, Commodity Booms, or a Missed 20th Century Leveling?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)

2014

5. American Colonial Incomes, 1650-1774
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2012

6. American Incomes 1774-1860
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
7. The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870---2007
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

8. American Incomes before and after the Revolution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
9. Industrial Catching Up in the Poor Periphery 1870-1975
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2010

10. Latin American Growth-Inequality Trade-Offs: The Impact of Insurgence and Independence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
11. When, Where, and Why? Early Industrialization in the Poor Periphery 1870-1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2009

12. Commodity Price Shocks and the Australian Economy since Federation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
13. Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
14. Five Centuries of Latin American Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
15. History without Evidence: Latin American Inequality since 1491
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
16. Ottoman De-Industrialization 1800-1913: Assessing the Shock, Its Impact and the Response
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
17. Vanishing Third World Emigrants?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2008

18. Globalization and the Great Divergence: Terms of Trade Booms and Volatility in the Poor Periphery 1782-1913
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (75)
19. Was It Prices, Productivity or Policy? The Timing and Pace of Latin American Industrialization after 1870
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2007

20. Globalization, De-Industrialization and Mexican Exceptionalism 1750-1879
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (1)
21. Globalization, Growth and Distribution in Spain 1500-1913
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2007)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (2)
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2007)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007)
22. Measuring Ancient Inequality
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (71)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (72)

2006

23. A Dual Policy Paradox: Why Have Trade and Immigration Policies Always Differed in Labor-Scarce Economies?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (24)
24. Did Vasco da Gama Matter for European Markets? Testing Frederick Lane's Hypotheses Fifty Years Later
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (2)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2006)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (2)
25. Inequality and Schooling Responses to Globalization Forces: Lessons from History
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (13)
26. Lost Decades: Lessons from Post-Independence Latin America for Today's Africa
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (4)
27. Poverty Traps, Distance and Diversity: The Migration Connection
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (4)
28. What Determines Immigration's Impact? Comparing Two Global Centuries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (15)

2005

29. Globalization, de-industrialization and underdevelopment in the third world before the modern era
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
30. India's De-Industrialization Under British Rule: New Ideas, New Evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (4)
31. Mughal Decline, Climate Change, and Britain's Industrial Ascent: An Integrated Perspective on India's 18th and 19th Century Deindustrialization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
32. Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (19)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (28)
33. The Impact of the Terms of Trade on Economic Development in the Periphery, 1870-1939: Volatility and Secular Change
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2004) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (23)

2004

34. Explaining U.S. immigration, 1971-98
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
35. International Migration in the Long-Run: Positive Selection, Negative Selection and Policy
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (25)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (39)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (27)

2003

36. Freight Rates and Productivity Gains in British Tramp Shipping 1869-1950
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Freight rates and productivity gains in British tramp shipping 1869-1950, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2004) View citations (78) (2004)
37. Globalization in Latin America Before 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
38. The Terms of Trade and Economic Growth in the Periphery 1870-1938
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
39. Was It Stolper-Samuelson, Infant Industry or Something Else? World Trade Tariffs 1789-1938
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
40. What Explains Cross-Border Migration in Latin America?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (8)
41. Who Protected and Why? Tariffs the World Around 1870-1938
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (7)

2002

42. Closed Jaguar, Open Dragon: Comparing Tariffs in Latin America and Asia before World War II
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
43. From Malthus to Ohlin: Trade, Growth and Distribution Since 1500
    CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (14)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2002) View citations (16)
44. The Roots of Latin American Protectionism: Looking Before the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
45. What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (129)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (168)
46. Where Do U.S. Immigrants Come From, and Why?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
47. Why Did the Tariff-Growth Correlation Reverse After 1950?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
48. Winners and Losers Over Two Centuries of Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (62)

2001

49. A Tariff-Growth Paradox? Protection's Impact the World Around 1875-1997
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
50. After Columbus: Explaining the Global Trade Boom 1500-1800
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in CEG Working Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations (26)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (11)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2001) View citations (9)
51. Demographic and Economic Pressure on Emigration Out of Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2001) View citations (29)
52. Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (114)
    See also Chapter Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (42) (2003)
53. Terms of Trade Shocks and Economic Performance 1870-1940: Prebisch and Singer Revisited
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
    See also Journal Article Terms-of-Trade Shocks and Economic Performance, 1870-1940: Prebisch and Singer Revisited, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2003) View citations (51) (2003)

2000

54. Land, Labor and Globalization in the Pre-Industrial Third World
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
55. 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 View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1999) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (7)
56. When Did Globalization Begin?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article When did globalisation begin?, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2002) View citations (76) (2002)
57. Where did British Foreign Capital Go? Fundamentals, Failures and the Lucas Paradox: 1870-1913
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

1999

58. Capital Goods Prices, Global Capital Markets and Accumulation, 1870-1950
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (5)
59. Explaining Inequality the World Round: Cohort Size, Kuznets Curves, andOpenness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (72)
    Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1999) View citations (52)
60. The Impact of Globalization on Pre-Industrial, Technologically Quiescent Economies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (1)
61. Whether and When to Liberalize Capital Account and Financial Services
    Working Papers, Stanford - Institute for Thoretical Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Economic Research and Analysis Division (ERAD), World Trade Organization. Economic Research and Analysis Division (ERAD) (1999) View citations (4)

1998

62. Real Wages and Relative Facctor Prices in the Third World 1820-1940: the Mediterranean Basin
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (5)
63. Real Wages and Relative Factor Prices in the Third World 1820-1940: Asia
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (9)
64. Real Wages and Relative Factor Prices in the Third World 1820-1940: Latin America
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (9)
65. Real Wages and Relative Factor Prices in the Third World Before 1940: What Do They Tell Us About the Sources of Growth?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (4)

1997

66. Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (1998) View citations (491) (1998)
67. Growth, Distribution and Demography: Some Lessons from History
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Growth, Distribution, and Demography: Some Lessons from History, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1998) View citations (18) (1998)
68. Were Trade and Factor Mobility Substitutes in History?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1997) View citations (25)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (33)

1996

69. 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 (8)
70. Asian Demography and Foreign Capital Dependence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
71. Globalization and Inequality Past and Present
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Globalization and Inequality, Past and Present, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (1997) View citations (95) (1997)
72. 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 View citations (23)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1993) View citations (1)
73. Racism, Xenophobia or Markets? The Political Economy of Immigration Policy Prior to the Thirties
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)

1995

74. Globalization, Convergence and History
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
75. Open Economy Forces and Late 19th Century Scandinavian Catch-Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1995) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy- (1995) View citations (19)
76. TEAM and Irish Steel: An Application of the Declining High-Wage Industries Literature
    Working Papers, College Dublin, Department of Political Economy-
77. The Impact of Imigration on American Labor Markets Prior to the Quotas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1994

78. Convergence in the Age of Mass Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)

1993

79. Economic Convergence: Placing Post-Famine Ireland in Comparative Perspective
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
80. Late-Comers to Mass Emigration: The Latin Experience
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (5)
81. 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 (4)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1993) View citations (7)
82. The G-7's Joint-and-Several Blunder
    Princeton Studies in International Economics, International Economics Section, Departement of Economics Princeton University, View citations (1)

1992

83. After the Famine: Emigration from Ireland 1850-1913
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
84. International Migration and World Development: A Historical Perspective
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1992) View citations (17)
85. The Evolution of Global Labor Markets Since 1830 Background Evidence and Hypotheses
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Global Labor Markets since 1830: Background Evidence and Hypotheses, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1995) View citations (179) (1995)
86. 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 (9)
87. 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 View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Columbia - Graduate School of Business (1992) View citations (3)
88. What Drove the Mass Migrations from Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century?
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1992) View citations (7)

1991

89. Advice on the Choice of an Exchange-Rate Policy
    Working Papers, United Nations World Employment Programme- View citations (4)
90. Capital Flows to the New World as an Intergenerational Transfer
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Capital Flows to the New World as an Intergenerational Transfer, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1994) View citations (96) (1994)
91. LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION AND THE RURAL-URBAN WAGE GAP IN HISTORY
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
92. Poverty, policy, and industrialization: lessons from the distant past
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
93. The Evolution of Global Labour Markets in the First and Second World Since 1830: Background Evidence and Hypotheses
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (2)

1989

94. THE STABILIZING PROPERTIES OF TARGET ZONES
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Deindustrialization in 18th and 19th century India: Mughal decline, climate shocks and British industrial ascent
   Explorations in Economic History, 2008, 45, (3), 209-234 View citations (43)
2. The Impact of Immigration: Comparing Two Global Eras
   World Development, 2008, 36, (3), 345-361 View citations (8)

2007

3. Explaining U.S. Immigration, 1971-1998
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (2), 359-373 View citations (60)
4. Global Capital Markets in the Long Run: A Review of Maurice Obstfeld and Alan Taylor's Global Capital Markets
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (2), 400-409 View citations (4)
5. Lost Decades: Postindependence Performance in Latin America and Africa
   The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (4), 917-943 View citations (37)
6. Winners and losers in the commodity lottery: The impact of terms of trade growth and volatility in the Periphery 1870-1939
   Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (1), 156-179 View citations (190)

2005

7. From Malthus to Ohlin: Trade, Industrialisation and Distribution Since 1500
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2005, 10, (1), 5-34 View citations (62)

2004

8. Freight rates and productivity gains in British tramp shipping 1869-1950
   Explorations in Economic History, 2004, 41, (2), 172-203 View citations (78)
   See also Working Paper Freight Rates and Productivity Gains in British Tramp Shipping 1869-1950, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (5) (2003)
9. Once more: When did globalisation begin?
   European Review of Economic History, 2004, 8, (1), 109-117 View citations (15)
10. THE INAUGURAL NOEL BUTLIN LECTURE: WORLD FACTOR MIGRATIONS AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS
    Australian Economic History Review, 2004, 44, (2), 118-141 View citations (3)
11. Wealth bias in the first global capital market boom, 1870-1913
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (495), 304-337 View citations (49)
12. What Explains Emigration Out of Latin America?
    World Development, 2004, 32, (11), 1871-1890 View citations (13)
13. Why did the Tariff--Growth Correlation Change after 1950?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2004, 9, (1), 5-46 View citations (113)

2003

14. Back to the Future
    World Economics, 2003, 4, (4), 95-138
15. Terms-of-Trade Shocks and Economic Performance, 1870-1940: Prebisch and Singer Revisited
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2003, 51, (3), 629-56 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Terms of Trade Shocks and Economic Performance 1870-1940: Prebisch and Singer Revisited, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (69) (2001)

2002

16. AFTER COLUMBUS: EXPLAINING EUROPE'S OVERSEAS TRADE BOOM, 1500–1800
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (2), 417-456 View citations (24)
17. LAND, LABOR, AND GLOBALIZATION IN THE THIRD WORLD, 1870–1940
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (1), 55-85 View citations (36)
18. When did globalisation begin?
    European Review of Economic History, 2002, 6, (1), 23-50 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper When Did Globalization Begin?, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (61) (2000)

2001

19. CAPITAL-GOODS PRICES AND INVESTMENT, 1870–1950
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (1), 59-94 View citations (28)
20. Demographic shocks and global factor flows
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2001, 46 View citations (11)

1998

21. Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1998, 12, (3), 419-55 View citations (491)
    See also Working Paper Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (65) (1997)
22. Globalization, Labor Markets and Policy Backlash in the Past
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (4), 51-72 View citations (43)
23. Growth, Distribution, and Demography: Some Lessons from History
    Explorations in Economic History, 1998, 35, (3), 241-271 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Growth, Distribution and Demography: Some Lessons from History, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (8) (1997)

1997

24. Globalization and Inequality, Past and Present
    The World Bank Research Observer, 1997, 12, (2), 117-35 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Globalization and Inequality Past and Present, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (23) (1996)

1996

25. Factor Price Convergence in the Late Nineteenth Century
    International Economic Review, 1996, 37, (3), 499-530 View citations (94)

1995

26. The Evolution of Global Labor Markets since 1830: Background Evidence and Hypotheses
    Explorations in Economic History, 1995, 32, (2), 141-196 View citations (179)
    See also Working Paper The Evolution of Global Labor Markets Since 1830 Background Evidence and Hypotheses, NBER Historical Working Papers (1992) View citations (10) (1992)

1994

27. Capital Flows to the New World as an Intergenerational Transfer
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (2), 348-71 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Capital Flows to the New World as an Intergenerational Transfer, NBER Historical Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1992

28. What Explains Wage Gaps between Farm and City? Exploring the Todaro Model with American Evidence, 1890-1941
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1992, 40, (2), 267-94 View citations (21)

1991

29. Productivity and American Leadership: A Review Article
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1991, 29, (1), 51-68 View citations (15)
30. Wage gaps between farm and city: Michigan in the 1890s
    Explorations in Economic History, 1991, 28, (4), 381-408 View citations (8)

1990

31. The impact of the Corn Laws just prior to repeal
    Explorations in Economic History, 1990, 27, (2), 123-156 View citations (33)

1987

32. Debating the British industrial revolution
    Explorations in Economic History, 1987, 24, (3), 269-292 View citations (16)
33. Did English Factor Markets Fail during the Industrial Revolution?
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1987, 39, (4), 641-78 View citations (11)

1986

34. Modeling Indian Migration and City Growth, 1960-2000
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1986, 35, (1), 1-33 View citations (1)

1985

35. Growth, equality, and history
    Explorations in Economic History, 1985, 22, (4), 341-377 View citations (63)

1983

36. Reinterpreting Britain's social tables, 1688-1913
    Explorations in Economic History, 1983, 20, (1), 94-109 View citations (18)

1982

37. Migration, Urbanization, and Third World Development: An Overview
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1982, 30, (3), 463-82 View citations (3)
38. Revising England's social tables 1688-1812
    Explorations in Economic History, 1982, 19, (4), 385-408 View citations (59)
39. The Limits to Urban Growth: Suggestions for Macromodeling Third World Economies
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1982, 30, (3), 595-623 View citations (1)
40. Was the industrial revolution worth it? Disamenities and death in 19th century British towns
    Explorations in Economic History, 1982, 19, (3), 221-245 View citations (30)

1980

41. Greasing the wheels of sputtering export engines: Widwestern grains and American growth
    Explorations in Economic History, 1980, 17, (3), 189-217 View citations (7)

1979

42. Inequality, Accumulation, and Technological Imbalance: A Growth-Equity Conflict in American History?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1979, 27, (2), 231-53 View citations (3)
43. Why do Koreans save so little?
    Journal of Development Economics, 1979, 6, (3), 343-362 View citations (12)

1977

44. "Strategic" Wage Goods, Prices, and Inequality
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 29-41 View citations (5)

1976

45. Technology, Growth, and History
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (4), 809-20

1975

46. Black Education, Earnings and Interregional Migration: Even Newer Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (1), 241-44

1974

47. Analysis of development problems: Studies of the Chilean economy: R.S. Eckhaus and P.N. Rosentein-Rodan, eds., (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1973) xii+430 pp., $30.00
    Journal of Econometrics, 1974, 2, (4), 393-394
48. Demand, Distribution, and Employment: The Case of Brazil
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1974, 23, (1), 33-60 View citations (2)
49. Migration to the new world: Long term influences and impact
    Explorations in Economic History, 1974, 11, (4), 357-389 View citations (4)
50. Optimal Replacement of Capital Goods in Early New England and British Textile Firms: Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (3), 638-40
51. The size distribution of cities and optimal city size
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1974, 1, (4), 395-409 View citations (2)

1973

52. Migration and urban development: A reappraisal of British and American long cycles: Brinley Thomas, (London: Methuen and Co., 1972), xvi, 259 pages, $6.75 paper, $13.50 cloth
    Explorations in Economic History, 1973, 10, (2), 229-232
53. Modeling Economic Development and General Equilibrium Histories
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (2), 450-58 View citations (5)
54. Papers from the Second Anglo-American Conference on New Economic History
    Explorations in Economic History, 1973, 10, (4), 321-321
55. Skilled labor and nineteenth century Anglo-American managerial behavior
    Explorations in Economic History, 1973, 10, (3), 235-251 View citations (2)

1972

56. Black Education, Earnings, and Interregional Migration: Some New Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (3), 372-83 View citations (10)

1971

57. Optimal Replacement of Capital Goods: The Early New England and British Textile Firm
    Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 79, (6), 1320-34 View citations (8)
58. Relative Price Changes, Adjustment Dynamics, and Productivity Growth: The Case of Philippine Manufacturing
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1971, 19, (4), 507-26 View citations (4)

1970

59. A model of urban capital formation and the growth of cities in history
    Explorations in Economic History, 1970, 8, (2), 213-222

Books

2003

1. Globalization in Historical Perspective
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (264)

2001

2. Globalization and History: The Evolution of a Nineteenth-Century Atlantic Economy, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (316)

Chapters

2003

1. Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?
   A chapter in Globalization in Historical Perspective, 2003, pp 227-276 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (114) (2001)
2. Introduction to "Globalization in Historical Perspective"
   A chapter in Globalization in Historical Perspective, 2003, pp 1-10 View citations (84)

1988

3. Migration and urbanization
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Development Economics, 1988, vol. 1, pp 425-465 View citations (67)

1980

4. Long-Term Trends in American Wealth Inequality
   A chapter in Modeling the Distribution and Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth, 1980, pp 9-94 View citations (20)