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Working Papers

2017

1. The Rise and Future of Progressive Redistribution
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2016

2. Purchasing Power Disparity before 1914
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
3. Purchasing Power Disparity: Who Could Consume More before 1914?
   Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)
4. Real and Imagined Threats to the Welfare State
   Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University

2014

5. American Colonial Incomes, 1650-1774
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article American colonial incomes, 1650–1774, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
6. Making the Most of Capital in the 21st Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2013

7. Russian Inequality on the Eve of Revolution
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Russian Inequality on the Eve of Revolution, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2014) View citations (16) (2014)

2012

8. American Incomes 1774-1860
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2011

9. American Incomes before and after the Revolution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article American Incomes Before and After the Revolution, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (20) (2013)

2009

10. Revealing Failures in the History of School Finance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2008

11. Measuring Ancient Inequality
    Working Papers, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (73)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2007) View citations (70)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (72)

2007

12. The Curious Dawn of American Public Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2006

13. EURO-PRODUCTIVITY AND EURO-JOBS SINCE THE 1960s: WHICH INSTITUTIONS REALLY MATTERED?
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (12)

2003

14. THREE CENTURIES OF INEQUALITY IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics
    Also in Department of Economics, California Davis - Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America, Handbook of Income Distribution, Elsevier (2000) View citations (130) (2000)
15. Voice and Growth: Was Churchill Right?
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (44)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article Voice and Growth: Was Churchill Right?, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2003) View citations (47) (2003)
16. Why The Welfare State Looks Like a Free Lunch
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (37)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (41)

2001

17. 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 (43) (2003)

1990

18. PRESSURE GROUPS AND REDISTRIBUTION
    Working Papers, California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs
    See also Journal Article Pressure groups and redistribution, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (71) (1992)

1979

19. Limiting Oil Imports
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

1974

20. On the balance of payments effects of direct investment and the efficacy of controls: comments on and extensions of an article by Peter H. Lindert
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Relative costs of living, for richer and poorer, 1688–1914
   Cliometrica, 2020, 14, (3), 417-442 View citations (9)

2017

2. Inequality in the very long run: Malthus, Kuznets, and Ohlin
   Cliometrica, 2017, 11, (3), 289-295 View citations (2)

2016

3. American colonial incomes, 1650–1774
   Economic History Review, 2016, 69, (1), 54-77 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper American Colonial Incomes, 1650-1774, NBER Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2015

4. Capital in the 21st century
   Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2015, 55, (1), 36-46 View citations (4)

2014

5. Russian Inequality on the Eve of Revolution
   The Journal of Economic History, 2014, 74, (3), 767-798 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Russian Inequality on the Eve of Revolution, Department of Economics Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2013

6. American Incomes Before and After the Revolution
   The Journal of Economic History, 2013, 73, (3), 725-765 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper American Incomes before and after the Revolution, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2011

7. Pre‐Industrial Inequality
   Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (551), 255-272 View citations (69)

2010

8. The Uneven Rise of American Public Schools to 1850
   The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (1), 1-26 View citations (54)
9. The unequal lag in Latin American schooling since 1900: follow the money
   Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2010, 28, (2), 375-405 View citations (9)

2004

10. Social Spending and Economic Growth
    Challenge, 2004, 47, (4), 6-16 View citations (557)

2003

11. Voice and Growth: Was Churchill Right?
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (2), 315-350 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Voice and Growth: Was Churchill Right?, Working Papers (2003) View citations (44) (2003)

2002

12. Mondialisation et inégalité: une longue histoire
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2002, 10, (1), 7-41
13. REAL INEQUALITY IN EUROPE SINCE 1500
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (2), 322-355 View citations (86)

2000

14. Early Inequality and Industrialization: Introduction
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2000, 09, (1), 1-1
15. Modern Europe - Modern Perspectives on the Gold Standard. Edited by Tamin Bayoumi, Barry Eichenberg, and Mark P. Yaylor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Pp. xvii, 396. $59.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2000, 60, (1), 284-286
16. When did Inequality Rise in Britain and America?
    Journal of Income Distribution, 2000, 09, (1), 2-2 View citations (23)

1999

17. The Bad Earth? China's Soils and Agricultural Development since the 1930s
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 47, (4), 701-36 View citations (4)

1998

18. Poor relief before the Welfare State: Britain versus the Continent, 1780–1880
    European Review of Economic History, 1998, 2, (2), 101-140 View citations (23)

1996

19. Does Social Spending Deter Economic Growth?
    Challenge, 1996, 39, (3), 17-23 View citations (3)
20. What Limits Social Spending?
    Explorations in Economic History, 1996, 33, (1), 1-34 View citations (160)

1995

21. A British food puzzle, 1770–1850
    Economic History Review, 1995, 48, (2), 215-237 View citations (27)
22. The Rise of Popular Literacy in Victorian England: The Influence of Private Choice and Public Policy. By David F. Mitch. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992. Pp. xxiii, 340. $34.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (1), 173-174

1994

23. The Rise of Social Spending, 1880-1930
    Explorations in Economic History, 1994, 31, (1), 1-37 View citations (98)

1992

24. Pressure groups and redistribution
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 48, (2), 135-163 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper PRESSURE GROUPS AND REDISTRIBUTION, Working Papers (1990) (1990)

1986

25. Unequal English Wealth since 1670
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (6), 1127-62 View citations (61)

1985

26. Discussion
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (2), 237-239
27. Growth, equality, and history
    Explorations in Economic History, 1985, 22, (4), 341-377 View citations (63)

1984

28. Reply to Michael Flinn
    Economic History Review, 1984, 37, (1), 93-94

1983

29. English Workers’Living Standards During the Industrial Revolution: A New Look
    Economic History Review, 1983, 36, (1), 1-25 View citations (70)
30. English living standards, population growth, and Wrigley-Schofield
    Explorations in Economic History, 1983, 20, (2), 131-155 View citations (9)
31. Reinterpreting Britain's social tables, 1688-1913
    Explorations in Economic History, 1983, 20, (1), 94-109 View citations (21)
32. Remodeling British Economic History: A Review Article
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (4), 986-992

1982

33. Modern Europe - Men of Property: The Very Wealthy in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. By W. D. Rubinstein (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1981). Pp. 261. $22.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (3), 705-706
34. Revising England's social tables 1688-1812
    Explorations in Economic History, 1982, 19, (4), 385-408 View citations (62)

1980

35. English Occupations, 1670–1811
    The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (4), 685-712 View citations (10)

1977

36. Sibling Position and Achievement
    Journal of Human Resources, 1977, 12, (2), 198-219 View citations (25)

1976

37. The Payments Impact of Foreign Investment Controls: Reply
    Journal of Finance, 1976, 31, (5), 1505-08

1974

38. Land Scarcity and American Growth
    The Journal of Economic History, 1974, 34, (4), 851-884 View citations (3)

1973

39. Papers from the Second Anglo-American Conference on New Economic History
    Explorations in Economic History, 1973, 10, (4), 321-321

1971

40. The Payments Impact of Foreign Investment Controls
    Journal of Finance, 1971, 26, (5), 1083-1100 View citations (2)

1968

41. Balance-of-Payments Adjustment Policies: Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands. By Michael Michaely. New York and London: National Bureau of Economic Research; Columbia University Press, New York, distributor, 1968. Pp. x, 112. $2.75. - Foreign Exchange Crises: An Essay in Economic Pathology. By Paul Einzig. London, Melbourne, & Toronto: Macmillan; St. Martin's Press, New York, distributor, 1968. Pp. x, 205. $6.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1968, 28, (4), 713-713
42. The World After Keynes: An Examination of the Economic Order. By Eric Roll. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. Pp. xiii, 185. $5.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1968, 28, (3), 501-502

Books

2021

1. Making Social Spending Work
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (8)

2019

2. Welfare States
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2016

3. Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (129)

2009

4. Growing Public
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (80)
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (80)
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (80)

2000

5. Shifting Ground: The Changing Agricultural Soils of China and Indonesia, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (10)

Edited books

1992

1. The International Debt Crisis in Historical Perspective, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2016

1. Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Finding
   A chapter in Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700 Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson focus instead on income—and the result is a bold reassessment of the American economic experience. America has been exceptional in its rising inequality after an egalitarian start, but not in its long-run growth. America had already achieved world income leadership by 1700, not just in the twentieth century as is commonly thought. Long before independence, American colonists enjoyed higher living standards than Britain—and America's income advantage today is no greater than it was three hundred years ago. But that advantage was lost during the Revolution, lost again during the Civil War, and lost a third time during the Great Depression, though it was regained after each crisis. In addition, Lindert and Williamson show how income inequality among Americans rose steeply in two great waves—from 1774 to 1860 and from the 1970s to today—rising more than in any other wealthy nation in the world. Unequal Gains also demonstrates how the widening income gaps have always touched every social group, from the richest to the poorest. The book sheds critical light on the forces that shaped American income history, and situates that history in a broad global context. Economic writing at its most stimulating, Unequal Gains provides a vitally needed perspective on who has benefited most from American growth, and why., 2016

2008

2. Kenneth Sokoloff on Inequality in the Americas
   A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 363-372

2003

3. Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?
   A chapter in Globalization in Historical Perspective, 2003, pp 227-276 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper Does Globalization Make the World More Unequal?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (114) (2001)

2000

4. Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America
   Chapter 03 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 167-216 View citations (130)
   See also Working Paper THREE CENTURIES OF INEQUALITY IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics (2003) (2003)

1989

5. How Sovereign Debt Has Worked
   A chapter in Developing Country Debt and the World Economy, 1989, pp 225-236 View citations (114)
   Also in A chapter in Developing Country Debt and Economic Performance, Volume 1: The International Financial System, 1989, pp 39-106 (1989) View citations (117)

1980

6. Child Costs and Economic Development
   A chapter in Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries, 1980, pp 5-80 View citations (21)
7. 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)