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Working Papers

2019

1. Twins Support Absence of Parity-Dependent Fertility Control in Pre-Transition Western European Populations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2018

2. The Big Sort: Selective Migration and the Decline of Northern England, 1780-2018
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2017

3. Immobile Australia: Surnames Show Strong Status Persistence, 1870 - 2017
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2017) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (2)

2016

4. The Child Quality-Quantity Tradeoff, England, 1780-1880: A Fundamental Component of the Economic Theory of Growth is Missing
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)

2014

5. Surnames and social mobility in England, 1170–2012
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (11)
6. The Growing Dependence of Britain on Trade during the Industrial Revolution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014)
   See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Economic History Review (2014)

2013

7. Intergenerational mobility in England, 1858-2012. Wealth, surnames, and social mobility
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History
8. Surnames and social mobility: England 1230-2012
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (20)

2012

9. Geography is not Destiny. Geography, Institutions and Literacy in England, 1837-1863
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (8)

2011

10. Was there ever a ruling class? Social and economic mobility in England, 1200-2010
    Working Papers, Economic History Society

2010

11. 1381 and the Malthus Delusion
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2013)
12. Malthus to Modernity: England?s First Fertility Transition, 1760-1800
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (13)
13. The Consumer Revolution: Turning Point in Human History, or Statistical Artifact?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
14. The Surprising Wealth of Pre-industrial England
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)

2009

15. The Macroeconomic Aggregates for England, 1209-2008
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (15)
16. Was There Ever a Ruling Class? A Proposal for the study of 800 Years of Social Mobility
    Working Papers in Economic History, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Department of Economic Analysis (Economic Theory and Economic History)
    See also Journal Article in Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association (2010)

2008

17. Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
18. Welfare Reform, 1834
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics

2006

19. Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1869
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (12)
20. Survival of the Richest: The Malthusian Mechanism in Pre-Industrial England
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2006)
21. What made Britannia great? Did the Industrial Revolution make Britain a World Power?
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics

2005

22. The Condition of the Working-Class in England, 1209-2004
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (127)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2005)
23. The Long March of History: Farm Wages, Population and Economic Growth, England 1209-1869
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics
24. The Surprising Dynamism of the Malthusian Economy: England, 1200-1800
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2001

25. Technology in the Great Divergence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter (2003)
26. The Long March of History: Farm Laborers Wages in England 1208-1850
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org View citations (8)
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2001) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Welfare reform, 1834: Did the New Poor Law in England produce significant economic gains?
   Cliometrica, 2019, 13, (2), 221-244 View citations (2)

2018

2. Growth or stagnation? Farming in England, 1200–1800
   Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (1), 55-81 View citations (4)

2016

3. Microbes and Markets: Was the Black Death an Economic Revolution?
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2016, 82, (2), 139-165 View citations (13)
4. Should the insurance industry be banking on risk escalation for solvency II?
   International Review of Financial Analysis, 2016, 46, (C), 131-139 View citations (2)
5. Winter Is Coming: Robert Gordon and the Future of Economic Growth
   American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 68-71 View citations (11)

2015

6. Intergenerational Wealth Mobility in England, 1858–2012: Surnames and Social Mobility
   Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (582), 61-85 View citations (63)
7. Malthus to modernity: wealth, status, and fertility in England, 1500–1879
   Journal of Population Economics, 2015, 28, (1), 3-29 View citations (22)
8. Markets before economic growth: the grain market of medieval England
   Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2015, 9, (3), 265-287 View citations (7)
9. Surnames: A new source for the history of social mobility
   Explorations in Economic History, 2015, 55, (C), 3-24 View citations (15)

2014

10. Geography is not destiny: geography, institutions and literacy in England, 1837–63
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2014, 66, (4), 1042-1069 View citations (10)
11. The growing dependence of Britain on trade during the Industrial Revolution
    Scandinavian Economic History Review, 2014, 62, (2), 109-136
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

12. 1381 and the Malthus delusion
    Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (1), 4-15 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2012

13. Editorial 2012
    European Review of Economic History, 2012, 16, (1), 1-2
14. Malthus, Wages, and Preindustrial Growth
    The Journal of Economic History, 2012, 72, (2), 364-392 View citations (10)
15. The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain 1700-1850: Review Essay
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (1), 85-95 View citations (3)

2011

16. An economic history of Europe: knowledge, institutions and growth, 600 to the present – By Karl Gunnar Persson
    Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (3), 1043-1045
17. The Ends of Life: Roads to Fulfillment in Early Modern England. By Keith Thomas. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Pp. xvi, 393. $34.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (1), 236-237

2010

18. Nation, state and the industrial revolution: the visible hand – By Lars Magnusson
    Economic History Review, 2010, 63, (3), 839-840
19. Was There Ever a Ruling Class? A Proposal for the study of 800 Years of Social Mobility
    Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2010, 6, (02), 11-38
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

20. Contours of the World Economy, 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History. By Angus Maddison. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. xii, 418. $99.00, cloth; $42.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (4), 1156-1161
21. Urbanization, Mortality, and Fertility in Malthusian England
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 242-47 View citations (22)

2008

22. In defense of the Malthusian interpretation of history
    European Review of Economic History, 2008, 12, (2), 175-199 View citations (13)
23. Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 523-28 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

24. A Review of Avner Greif's Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy: Lessons from Medieval Trade
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (3), 725-741 View citations (16)
25. Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700–1869
    European Review of Economic History, 2007, 11, (1), 39-72 View citations (30)
26. The Social Life of Money in the English Past. By Deborah Valenze. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xv, 308. $65, cloth; $23.99, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (2), 541-542
27. The long march of history: Farm wages, population, and economic growth, England 1209–18691
    Economic History Review, 2007, 60, (1), 97-135 View citations (105)

2006

28. Exceptionalism and Industrialization: Britain and its European Rivals, 1688–1815. Edited by Leandro Prados de la Escosura. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. xv, 335. $95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (3), 833-834
29. Survival of the Richest: The Malthusian Mechanism in Pre-Industrial England
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (3), 707-736 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

30. Human Capital, Fertility, and the Industrial Revolution
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 505-515 View citations (36)
31. The Condition of the Working Class in England, 1209-2004
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (6), 1307-1340 View citations (193)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
32. The efficiency gains from site value taxes: the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (2), 282-309

2004

33. The Divergent Dynamics of Economic Growth. By Richard H. Day. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Pp. xiv, 241. $65
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (4), 1153-1154

2002

34. Land rental values and the agrarian economy: England and Wales, 1500–1914
    European Review of Economic History, 2002, 6, (3), 281-308 View citations (38)
35. SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOUSING AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1550–1909
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (2), 489-511 View citations (18)

2001

36. COMMON RIGHTS TO LAND IN ENGLAND, 1475–1839
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (4), 1009-1036 View citations (9)
37. Debt, deficits, and crowding out: England, 1727–1840
    European Review of Economic History, 2001, 5, (3), 403-436 View citations (19)
38. Farm Wages and Living Standards in the Industrial Revolution: England,1670–1869[This resea]
    Economic History Review, 2001, 54, (3), 477-505 View citations (48)
39. No Ordinary Academics: Economics and Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan, 1910–1960. By Shirley Spafford. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. Pp. ix, 272. $45.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (2), 588-589
40. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Volume VII, 1850–1914. Edited by E. J. T. Collins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. xl, 2277. $295.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (4), 1110-1111
41. Time and Work in England, 1750–1830. By Hans-Joachim Voth. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2001. Pp. viii, 304. £40
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (4), 1123-1124

1999

42. Why Nations Fail: Managerial Decisions and Performance in Indian Cotton Textiles, 1890–1938
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (2), 397-423 View citations (14)

1998

43. Agricultural Revolution in England: The Transformation of the Agrarian Economy 1500–1850. By Mark Overton. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Pp. xiv, 258. $54.95, cloth. $19.95 paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (2), 576-578
44. Commons Sense: Common Property Rights, Efficiency, and Institutional Change
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (1), 73-102 View citations (30)
45. General and Miscellaneous - Technology, Globalisation and Economic Performance. Edited by Daniele Archibugi and Jonathan Michie. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp. xviii, 303. $59.95. - Accumulation and Stability under Capitalism, Prabhat Patnaik. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Pp. viii, 322. $75
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (4), 1173-1175
46. Land Hunger: Land as a Commodity and as a Status Good, England, 1500-1910
    Explorations in Economic History, 1998, 35, (1), 59-82 View citations (6)
47. Land and Society in Britain, 1700–1914: Essays in Honour of F. M. L. Thompson. Edited by Negley Harte and Roland Quinault. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1996. Pp. xvi, 255. $79.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (1), 241-242
48. Renting The Revolution
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (1), 206-210 View citations (7)
49. The Ephemeral Civilization: Exploring the Myth of Social Evolution. By Graeme Donald Snooks. London: Routledge, 1997. Pp. xiv, 585. $125, cloth
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (4), 1183-1184

1995

50. A British food puzzle, 1770–1850
    Economic History Review, 1995, 48, (2), 215-237 View citations (27)
51. Marriage, Debt, and the Estates System: English Landownership, 1650–1950. By John Habakkuk. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994. Pp. xiv, 786. $98.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (3), 702-703
52. The Origins of Industrial Capitalism in India: Business Strategies and the Working Classes in Bombay, 1900–1940. By Rajnarayan Chandavarkar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Pp. xviii, 468. $69.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (1), 183-184

1994

53. Factory Discipline
    The Journal of Economic History, 1994, 54, (1), 128-163 View citations (22)

1993

54. Comments on Dye, Huck, and Sicsic
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (2), 408-410
55. The World of the Rural Labourer in Colonial India. Edited by Gyan Prakash. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1992. Pp. viii, 310. $19.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (4), 947-948

1992

56. Power and Economic Institutions: Reinterpretations in Economic History. Edited byBo Gustafsson · Brookfield, Vt.: Edward Elgar, 1991. vii + 344 pp. Notes, tables, bibliography, and index. $69.95. ISBN 1-85278-397-4
    Business History Review, 1992, 66, (3), 606-607
57. The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Vol. 3, 1348–1500. Edited by Edward Miller. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Pp. xxv, 982. $130.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (3), 708-709
58. The Economics of Exhaustion, the Postan Thesis, and the Agricultural Revolution
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (1), 61-84 View citations (8)

1991

59. Competitive Advantage on the Shop Floor. By William Lazonick. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1990. Pp. vi, 419. $37.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (4), 998-999
60. History, Policy, and Economic Theory: Essays in Interaction. By W. W. Rostow. Boulder: Westview Press, 1989. Pp. xiii, 385. $59.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (1), 256-257
61. La Filature de coton dans le monde en 1910: Une analyse comparée (1908–1913)/Cotton Spinning Around the World in 1910: A Comparative Analysis (1908–1913). By David Asséo. Geneva: Centre of International Economic History, 1989. Pp. 98
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (2), 530-531
62. Labor productivity and farm size in English agriculture before mechanization: A note
    Explorations in Economic History, 1991, 28, (2), 248-257 View citations (1)
63. The Long-term Decline in Real Interest Rates: Comment
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1991, 5, (1), 213-15
64. Yields per acre in English agriculture, 1250-1860: evidence from labour inputs
    Economic History Review, 1991, 44, (3), 445-460 View citations (16)

1990

65. Enclosure, land improvement, and the price of capital: A Reply to Jones
    Explorations in Economic History, 1990, 27, (3), 356-362 View citations (2)

1988

66. Reviews: Symmetry: Unifying Human Understanding, Model Housing: From the Great Exhibition to the Festival of Britain, Location Strategies for Retail and Service Firms, British Town and Country Planning, Computerisation in Academic Departments: A Survey of Current Practice
    Environment and Planning B, 1988, 15, (4), 495-500
67. The Causes of Progress: Culture, Authority and Change. By Emmanuel Todd. Translated by Richard Boulin. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1987. Pp. xv, 217. $34.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (2), 532-533
68. The cost of capital and medieval agricultural technique
    Explorations in Economic History, 1988, 25, (3), 265-294 View citations (32)

1987

69. Productivity Growth without Technical Change in European Agriculture before 1850
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (2), 419-432 View citations (14)
70. Why Isn't the Whole World Developed? Lessons from the Cotton Mills
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (1), 141-173 View citations (126)

1986

71. British Labor in Britain's Decline
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (2), 498-500
72. Divisions of Labour: Skilled Workers and Technological Change in Nineteenth Century England. Edited by Royden Harrison and Jonathan Zeitlin. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1985. Pp. ix., 254. $29.95. - Skilled Workers in the Class Structure. By Roger Penn. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Pp. x, 259. $49.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (2), 530-532

1984

73. Authority and Efficiency: The Labor Market and the Managerial Revolution of the Late Nineteenth Century
    The Journal of Economic History, 1984, 44, (4), 1069-1083 View citations (9)

Books

2015

1. The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (19)
   Also in Economics Books, Princeton University Press (2014) View citations (162)

Chapters

2014

1. Introduction
   A chapter in The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility, 2014
2. Introduction
   A chapter in The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility, 2014
3. The Industrial Revolution
   Chapter 05 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2014, vol. 2, pp 217-262 View citations (21)

2007

4. Introduction to A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World
   A chapter in A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World, 2007 View citations (458)

2003

5. Technology in the Great Divergence
   A chapter in Globalization in Historical Perspective, 2003, pp 277-322 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2001)