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Working Papers

2023

1. Slavery, coercion, and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
   See also Journal Article Slavery, Coercion, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Business History Review, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)

2022

2. African Political Institutions and the Impact of Colonialism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: evidence from eight countries
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
4. The collapse of the gold standard in Africa: money and colonialism in the interwar period
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2021

5. A tale of paper and gold: the material history money in South Africa
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2021) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A tale of paper and gold: The material history of money in South Africa, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

6. Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885-2008
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2019)
   Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2019)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019)
7. How Africans shaped British colonial institutions: evidence from local taxation
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How Africans Shaped British Colonial Institutions: Evidence from Local Taxation, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2019

8. African institutions under colonial rule
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2018

9. Tax Compliance under Indirect Rule in British Africa
   African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network

2015

10. Economic Development In Africa And Europe: Reciprocal Comparisons
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
    See also Journal Article ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND EUROPE: RECIPROCAL COMPARISONS*, Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
11. The curious incident of the franc in the Gambia: exchange rate instability and imperial monetary systems in the 1920s
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article The curious incident of the franc in the Gambia: exchange rate instability and imperial monetary systems in the 1920s, Financial History Review, Cambridge University Press (2015) (2015)

2014

12. African economic growth in a European mirror: a historical perspective
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (1)
13. The Curious Incident of the Franc in the Gambia: Floating Exchange Rates and the British Imperial Monetary System in the 1920s
    African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network
14. The internationalization of economic history: a puzzle
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Internationalization of Economic History: A Puzzle, Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
15. The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847–1943
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847–1943, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2013

16. Africa's Growth Prospects in a European mirror: a Historical Perspective
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (8)

2008

17. To take or to make?: contracting for legitimacy in the emerging states of twelth century Britain
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Slavery, Coercion, and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Business History Review, 2023, 97, (2), 199-223
   See also Working Paper Slavery, coercion, and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) (2023)

2022

2. Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries
   Explorations in Economic History, 2022, 83, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: evidence from eight countries, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. A tale of paper and gold: The material history of money in South Africa
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2021, 36, (2), 264-281 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper A tale of paper and gold: the material history money in South Africa, Economic History Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2020

4. How Africans Shaped British Colonial Institutions: Evidence from Local Taxation
   The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (4), 1189-1223 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper How Africans shaped British colonial institutions: evidence from local taxation, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2018

5. EHDR and the economic history of Eastern Europe
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2018, 33, (2), 89-89

2017

6. Colonialism or supersanctions: sovereignty and debt in West Africa, 1871–1914
   European Review of Economic History, 2017, 21, (2), 236-257 View citations (5)

2016

7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND EUROPE: RECIPROCAL COMPARISONS*
   Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2016, 34, (1), 11-37 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Economic Development In Africa And Europe: Reciprocal Comparisons, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2015

8. The curious incident of the franc in the Gambia: exchange rate instability and imperial monetary systems in the 1920s
   Financial History Review, 2015, 22, (3), 291-314
   See also Working Paper The curious incident of the franc in the Gambia: exchange rate instability and imperial monetary systems in the 1920s, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) (2015)

2014

9. The Internationalization of Economic History: A Puzzle
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2014, 29, (1), 1-14 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The internationalization of economic history: a puzzle, Economic History Working Papers (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
10. The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847–1943
    Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (4), 1089-1112 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The rise and fall of sterling in Liberia, 1847–1943, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
11. William G. Martin, South Africa and the world economy: remaking race, state and region ( Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 2013. Pp. x + 271. 10 figs. 1 tabs. ISBN 9781580464314 Hbk. £50)
    Economic History Review, 2014, 67, (3), 887-888

Books

2022

1. Sovereignty without Power
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2012

2. Taxing Colonial Africa: The Political Economy of British Imperialism
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (49)

Chapters

2020

1. Trading Sovereignty for Capital? Public Debt in West Africa, 1871–1914
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

Editor

1. Economic History of Developing Regions
   Taylor & Francis Journals