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Working Papers

2025

1. ‘Invest!’: Liberty Bonds and Stock Ownership over the Twentieth Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Inflation, War Bonds, and the Rise of Republicans in the 1950s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. The Value of Ratings: Evidence from their Introduction in Securities Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

4. When Uncle Sam Introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the Transformation of American Finance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article When Uncle Sam introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the transformation of American finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2018

5. Banks, Insider Connections, and Industrialization in New England: Evidence from the Panic of 1873
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
6. Financial Asset Ownership and Political Partisanship: Liberty Bonds and Republican Electoral Success in the 1920s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Financial Asset Ownership and Political Partisanship: Liberty Bonds and Republican Electoral Success in the 1920s, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
7. Political Discretion and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Assassination of President McKinley
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Political Discretion and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Assassination of President McKinley, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)

2015

8. Corporation Law and the Shift toward Open Access in the Antebellum United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Chapter Corporation Law and the Shift toward Open Access in the Antebellum United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2014

9. Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Chapter Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
10. History of American Corporate Governance: Law, Institutions, and Politics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article History of American Corporate Governance: Law, Institutions, and Politics, Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
11. Investment Banks as Corporate Monitors in the Early 20th Century United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2012

12. Economic Effects of Runs on Early 'Shadow Banks': Trust Companies and the Impact of the Panic of 1907
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Economic Effects of Runs on Early "Shadow Banks": Trust Companies and the Impact of the Panic of 1907, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (27) (2015)

2011

13. Democratic Dividends: Stockholding, Wealth and Politics in New York, 1791-1826
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Democratic Dividends: Stockholding, Wealth, and Politics in New York, 1791–1826, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2012) View citations (6) (2012)

2009

14. Wall Street's First Corporate Governance Crisis: The Panic of 1826
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2008

15. The Limited Partnership in New York, 1822-1853: Partnerships without Kinship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2007

16. When did Ownership Separate from Control? Corporate Governance in the Early Nineteenth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article When did Ownership Separate from Control? Corporate Governance in the Early Nineteenth Century, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2008) View citations (39) (2008)

2006

17. The Negative Trade-off Between Risk and Incentives: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The negative trade-off between risk and incentives: Evidence from the american whaling industry, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2008) View citations (6) (2008)

2004

18. Incentives in Corporations: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Incentives in Corporations: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Political Discretion and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Assassination of President McKinley
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2023, 66, (4), 837 - 873
   See also Working Paper Political Discretion and Antitrust Policy: Evidence from the Assassination of President McKinley, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2022

2. When Uncle Sam introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the transformation of American finance
   Journal of Financial Economics, 2022, 145, (1), 194-216 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper When Uncle Sam Introduced Main Street to Wall Street: Liberty Bonds and the Transformation of American Finance, NBER Working Papers (2020) (2020)

2020

3. Financial Asset Ownership and Political Partisanship: Liberty Bonds and Republican Electoral Success in the 1920s
   The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (3), 746-781 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Financial Asset Ownership and Political Partisanship: Liberty Bonds and Republican Electoral Success in the 1920s, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2019

4. American Fair Trade: Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the “New Competition,” 1890–1940. ByLaura Phillips Sawyer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. xvi + 376 pp. Bibliography, index. Cloth, $59.99. ISBN: 9781107076822
   Business History Review, 2019, 93, (1), 189-192

2018

5. La surveillance des entreprises par les banques d’investissement au début du xx e siècle aux États-Unis
   Revue d'économie financière, 2018, N° 130, (2), 309-316

2017

6. A History of Financial Crises: Dreams and Follies of Expectations. By Cihan Bilginsoy. New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. 500. $189.98, hardcover; $58.60, paper
   The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (2), 649-650
7. Economic History, Historical Analysis, and the “New History of Capitalism”
   The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (2), 511-536 View citations (9)
8. Investment Banks as Corporate Monitors in the Early Twentieth Century United States
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (7), 1938-70 View citations (11)

2015

9. Economic Effects of Runs on Early "Shadow Banks": Trust Companies and the Impact of the Panic of 1907
   Journal of Political Economy, 2015, 123, (4), 902 - 940 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Economic Effects of Runs on Early 'Shadow Banks': Trust Companies and the Impact of the Panic of 1907, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2014

10. History of American Corporate Governance: Law, Institutions, and Politics
    Annual Review of Financial Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 1-21 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper History of American Corporate Governance: Law, Institutions, and Politics, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
11. Richard S Grossman. Unsettled Account: The Evolution of Banking in the Industrialized World Since 1800. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. 408 pp. ISBN 9781400835256, $46.95 (cloth)
    Enterprise & Society, 2014, 15, (2), 385-387

2013

12. Shareholder voting rights in early American corporations
    Business History, 2013, 55, (4), 620-635 View citations (11)

2012

13. Democratic Dividends: Stockholding, Wealth, and Politics in New York, 1791–1826
    The Journal of Economic History, 2012, 72, (2), 332-363 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Democratic Dividends: Stockholding, Wealth and Politics in New York, 1791-1826, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2010

14. The Market Revolution in America: Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good. By John Lauritz Larson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. 222. $20.99, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (3), 780-782

2009

15. Rogue Finance: The Life and Fire Insurance Company and the Panic of 1826
    Business History Review, 2009, 83, (1), 87-112 View citations (1)
16. The Limited Partnership in New York, 1822–1858: Partnerships Without Kinship
    The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (3), 615-645 View citations (9)

2008

17. The negative trade-off between risk and incentives: Evidence from the american whaling industry
    Explorations in Economic History, 2008, 45, (4), 424-444 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Negative Trade-off Between Risk and Incentives: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
18. When did Ownership Separate from Control? Corporate Governance in the Early Nineteenth Century
    The Journal of Economic History, 2008, 68, (3), 645-685 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper When did Ownership Separate from Control? Corporate Governance in the Early Nineteenth Century, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2007

19. Investment and Diversification in the American Whaling Industry
    The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (2), 292-314 View citations (2)

2006

20. Incentives in Corporations: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (1), 197-227 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Incentives in Corporations: Evidence from the American Whaling Industry, NBER Working Papers (2004) (2004)
21. The Global Economy in the 1990s: A Long-Run Perspective. Edited by Paul W. Rhode and Gianni Toniolo. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. xiv, 319. $80, cloth; $34.99, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (4), 1107-1109

1993

22. Private investment and democracy in Latin America
    World Development, 1993, 21, (4), 489-507 View citations (19)

Chapters

2016

1. Corporation Law and the Shift toward Open Access in the Antebellum United States
   A chapter in Organizations, Civil Society, and the Roots of Development, 2016, pp 147-177 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Corporation Law and the Shift toward Open Access in the Antebellum United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2014

2. Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts
   A chapter in Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, 2014, pp 73-102 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-Century Massachusetts, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (2) (2014)