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Working Papers

2024

1. Suez
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2023)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   See also Journal Article Later-life mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

3. Dry Bulk Shipping and the Evolution of Maritime Transport Costs, 1850-2020
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (8)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Dry bulk shipping and the evolution of maritime transport costs, 1850–2020, Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (2021) View citations (9) (2021)

2020

4. The Gravitational Constant?
   Working Papers, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
   Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
5. Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Urban mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

6. Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (5)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (5)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (5)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (5)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period, Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research (2020) View citations (11) (2020)

2018

7. Market Potential and Global Growth over the Long Twentieth Century
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (25)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (3)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (25)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (21)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Market Potential and Global Growth over the Long Twentieth Century, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (22) (2018)
8. Trade and Immigration, 1870-2010
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2017

9. Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2016

10. Silver Points, Silver Flows, and the Measure of Chinese Financial Integration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Silver points, silver flows, and the measure of Chinese financial integration, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
11. What drives commodity price booms and busts?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article What drives commodity price booms and busts?, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (41) (2020)

2013

12. From Boom to Bust: A Typology of Real Commodity Prices in the Long Run
    CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (87)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (86)
    See also Journal Article From boom to bust: a typology of real commodity prices in the long run, Cliometrica, Springer (2019) View citations (43) (2019)

2012

13. Trade, Variety, and Immigration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Trade, variety, and immigration, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2011

14. Defying Gravity: The 1932 Imperial Economic Conference and the Reorientation of Canadian Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2010

15. Foreign Wars, Domestic Markets: England, 1793-1815
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Foreign wars, domestic markets: England, 1793–1815, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
16. Nominal Rigidities and Retail Price Dispersion in Canada over the Twentieth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Nominal rigidities and retail price dispersion in Canada over the twentieth century, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2011) View citations (14) (2011)
17. Trade Booms, Trade Busts and Trade Costs
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (33)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Trade booms, trade busts, and trade costs, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (148) (2011)

2009

18. Commodity Market Disintegration in the Interwar Period
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Commodity market disintegration in the interwar period, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2012) View citations (34) (2012)
19. Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (32)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2009) View citations (37)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (161) (2011)
20. On the Death of Distance and Borders: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article On the death of distance and borders: Evidence from the nineteenth century, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2009) View citations (19) (2009)

2008

21. Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (61) (2010)

2006

22. Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1869
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700–1869, European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2007) View citations (33) (2007)
23. Stuck on Gold: Real Exchange Rate Volatility and the Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard, 1870-1939
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (1)
24. Trade Costs in the First Wave of Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Trade costs in the first wave of globalization, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2010) View citations (68) (2010)

2005

25. Stuck on Gold: Real Exchange Rate Volatility and the Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2000

26. Market integration in the North and Baltic Seas, 1500-1800
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (20)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Later-life mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition
   Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 238, (C)
   See also Working Paper Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

2. Urban mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 89, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2021

3. Dry bulk shipping and the evolution of maritime transport costs, 1850–2020
   Australian Economic History Review, 2021, 61, (2), 204-227 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Dry Bulk Shipping and the Evolution of Maritime Transport Costs, 1850-2020, Working Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
4. Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (639), 2955-2983 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2020

5. Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period
   Asian Economic Policy Review, 2020, 15, (1), 119-136 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period, The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
6. What drives commodity price booms and busts?
   Energy Economics, 2020, 85, (C) View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper What drives commodity price booms and busts?, Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2019

7. From boom to bust: a typology of real commodity prices in the long run
   Cliometrica, 2019, 13, (2), 201-220 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper From Boom to Bust: A Typology of Real Commodity Prices in the Long Run, CEH Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (87) (2013)

2018

8. Market Potential and Global Growth over the Long Twentieth Century
   Journal of International Economics, 2018, 114, (C), 221-237 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Market Potential and Global Growth over the Long Twentieth Century, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (25) (2018)

2017

9. Revisiting the Effective Rate of Protection in the Late Stages of Chinese Industrialisation
   The World Economy, 2017, 40, (2), 424-438 View citations (4)
10. Silver points, silver flows, and the measure of Chinese financial integration
    Journal of International Economics, 2017, 108, (C), 377-386 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Silver Points, Silver Flows, and the Measure of Chinese Financial Integration, NBER Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2015

11. United Kingdom, 1696-1899
    Revue de l'OFCE, 2015, N° 140, (4), 379-383

2014

12. Defying gravity: The Imperial Economic Conference and the reorientation of Canadian trade
    Explorations in Economic History, 2014, 53, (C), 19-39 View citations (16)

2012

13. Commodity market disintegration in the interwar period
    European Review of Economic History, 2012, 16, (2), 119-143 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Commodity Market Disintegration in the Interwar Period, CEPR Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
14. Trade, variety, and immigration
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (1), 243-246 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Trade, Variety, and Immigration, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)

2011

15. Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 800-813 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (31) (2009)
16. Foreign wars, domestic markets: England, 1793–1815
    European Review of Economic History, 2011, 15, (2), 277-311 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Foreign Wars, Domestic Markets: England, 1793-1815, NBER Working Papers (2010) (2010)
17. Nominal rigidities and retail price dispersion in Canada over the twentieth century
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2011, 44, (3), 749-780 View citations (14)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2011, 44, (3), 749-780 (2011) View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Nominal Rigidities and Retail Price Dispersion in Canada over the Twentieth Century, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)
18. Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression. By Douglas A. Irwin. Princeton, NJ and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2011. Pp. 244. $24.95, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (4), 1118-1119
19. Secular Cycles – Edited by Peter Turchin and Sergey A. Nefedov
    Australian Economic History Review, 2011, 51, (3), 318-319
20. Trade booms, trade busts, and trade costs
    Journal of International Economics, 2011, 83, (2), 185-201 View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper Trade Booms, Trade Busts and Trade Costs, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (5) (2010)

2010

21. Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 745-755 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
22. Trade costs in the first wave of globalization
    Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (2), 127-141 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Trade Costs in the First Wave of Globalization, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (29) (2006)

2009

23. On the death of distance and borders: Evidence from the nineteenth century
    Economics Letters, 2009, 105, (3), 230-233 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper On the Death of Distance and Borders: Evidence from the Nineteenth Century, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (20) (2009)
24. Politics and Trade Cooperation in the Nineteenth Century: The “Agreeable Customs” of 1815–1914. By Robert Pahre. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Pp. xvii, 426. $95.00, cloth
    The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (3), 894-896
25. Stuck on gold: Real exchange rate volatility and the rise and fall of the gold standard, 1875-1939
    Journal of International Economics, 2009, 77, (2), 195-205 View citations (29)

2008

26. Economic Disasters of the Twentieth Century – Edited by Michael J. Oliver and Derek H. Aldcroft
    Australian Economic History Review, 2008, 48, (3), 321-322
27. Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium by Ronald Findlay and Kevin H. O'Rourke Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2007
    World Trade Review, 2008, 7, (3), 575-576
28. Trade Costs, 1870-2000
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 529-34 View citations (82)

2007

29. Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700–1869
    European Review of Economic History, 2007, 11, (1), 39-72 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Coal and the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1869, Working Papers (2006) View citations (12) (2006)
30. Populists versus theorists: Futures markets and the volatility of prices
    Explorations in Economic History, 2007, 44, (2), 342-362 View citations (30)

2006

31. New results on the tariff–growth paradox
    European Review of Economic History, 2006, 10, (2), 205-230 View citations (36)
32. What drove 19th century commodity market integration?
    Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (3), 383-412 View citations (77)

2005

33. Intra- and international commodity market integration in the Atlantic economy, 1800-1913
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (3), 381-413 View citations (52)

2002

34. REAL INEQUALITY IN EUROPE SINCE 1500
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (2), 322-355 View citations (86)