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Working Papers

2017

1. Upstart Industrialization and Exports, Japan 1880-1910
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2016

2. Fiscal and Financial Crises
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
3. The Economic Consequences of the 1953 London Debt Agreement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

4. Growing Up to Stability? Financial Globalization, Financial Development and Financial Crises
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
5. Stages of Diversification: France, 1836-1938
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
6. Technology and Geography in the Second Industrial Revolution: New Evidence from the Margins of Trade
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
7. The Limits of Bimetallism
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2014

8. Geography, Policy, or Productivity? Regional Trade in five South American Countries, 1910-1950
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2013

9. Capital Flows, Credit Booms, and Financial Crises in the Classical Gold Standard Era
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
10. Market Potential and the Rise of US Productivity Leadership
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2012

11. Does Inequality Lead to a Financial Crisis?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2012)

2011

12. Trade, Exchange Rate Regimes and Output Co-Movement: Evidence from the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2010

13. International Aspects of the Great Depression and the Crisis of 2007: Similarities, Differences, and Lessons
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Review of Economic Policy (2010)
14. On the Looting of Nations
    Working Papers, Economic Research Southern Africa
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2011)
15. Trade Booms, Trade Busts and Trade Costs
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2009) View citations (24)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2011)

2009

16. Foreign Currency Debt, Financial Crises and Economic Growth: A Long Run View
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2010)
17. Modeling Sample Selection for Durations with Time-Varying Covariates, With an Application to the Duration of Exchange Rate Regimes
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics
18. Riding the Wave of Trade: Explaining the Rise of Labor Regulation in the Golden Age of Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

19. Why Do Countries Peg the Way They Peg? The Determinants of Anchor Currency Choice
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2006) View citations (17)
    WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2009)

2007

20. Foreign Capital and Economic Growth in the First Era of Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
21. Sudden Stops: Determinants and Output Effects in the First Era of Globalization, 1880-1913
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2010)

2006

22. Currency Mismatches, Default Risk, and Exchange Rate Depreciation: Evidence from the End of Bimetallism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London (2006) View citations (3)
23. Financial Crises, 1880-1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt
    WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (7)
    See also Chapter (2007)
24. Losing our Marbles in the New Century? The Great Rebalancing in Historical Perspective
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (23)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Conference Series ; [Proceedings] (2006)
25. The Role of Foreign Currency Debt in Financial Crises: 1880-1913 vs. 1972-1997
    WEF Working Papers, ESRC World Economy and Finance Research Programme, Birkbeck, University of London View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (15)
26. Trade Costs in the First Wave of Globalization
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2010)

2005

27. Globalization and Democracy, 1870-2000
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
28. The Globalization of Trade and Democracy, 1870-2000
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2003

29. Committee Structure and the Success of Connected Lending in Nineteenth Century New England Banks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
30. How "Original Sin" was Overcome: The Evolution of External Debt Denominated in Domestic Currencies in the United States and the British Dominions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)

2002

31. A New World Order: Explaining the Emergence of the Classical Gold Standard
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)

2001

32. Exchange-Rate Regimes and International Trade: Evidence from the=20 Classical Gold Standard Era
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations (1)

2000

33. Exchange-Rate Regimes and International Trade: Evidence from the Classical Gold Standard Era
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (75)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2003)

Journal Articles

2013

1. The United States and the Global Economy: From Bretton Woods to the Current Crisis.. By Frederick S. Weaver. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2011. Pp. 192. $34.95, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2013, 73, (02), 610-611

2012

2. Does inequality lead to a financial crisis?
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2012, 31, (8), 2147-2161 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

3. Business cycle co-movement: Evidence from the Great Depression
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2011, 58, (4), 362-372 View citations (2)
4. Foreign capital, financial crises and incomes in the first era of globalization
   European Review of Economic History, 2011, 15, (01), 61-91 View citations (5)
5. On the looting of nations
   Public Choice, 2011, 148, (3), 353-380 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
6. 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. Pp. x, 619. $29.95, paper
   The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (01), 269-271
7. Trade booms, trade busts, and trade costs
   Journal of International Economics, 2011, 83, (2), 185-201 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

8. Foreign currency debt, financial crises and economic growth: A long-run view
   Journal of International Money and Finance, 2010, 29, (4), 642-665 View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
9. International aspects of the Great Depression and the crisis of 2007: similarities, differences, and lessons
   Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2010, 26, (3), 318-338 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Riding the Wave of Trade: The Rise of Labor Regulation in the Golden Age of Globalization
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (03), 657-685 View citations (2)
11. Sudden stops: Determinants and output effects in the first era of globalization, 1880-1913
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 227-241 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
12. Trade costs in the first wave of globalization
    Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (2), 127-141 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2009

13. Identifying the effects of an exchange rate depreciation on country risk: Evidence from a natural experiment
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2009, 28, (6), 1022-1044 View citations (5)
14. Why do countries peg the way they peg? The determinants of anchor currency choice
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2009, 28, (3), 522-547 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

15. Trade Costs, 1870-2000
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 529-34 View citations (49)

2007

16. Global capitalism: Its fall and rise in the twentieth century
    Journal of International Economics, 2007, 71, (2), 523-525

2006

17. Losing our marbles in the new century?: the great rebalancing in historical perspective
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2006, 51 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
18. The role of foreign currency debt in financial crises: 1880-1913 versus 1972-1997
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2006, 30, (12), 3299-3329 View citations (15)

2005

19. A new world order: explaining the international diffusion of the gold standard, 1870-1913
    Journal of International Economics, 2005, 66, (2), 385-406 View citations (42)
20. Voting rules and the success of connected lending in 19th century New England banks
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (4), 509-528 View citations (7)

2003

21. Exchange-Rate Regimes and International Trade: Evidence from the Classical Gold Standard Era
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 344-353 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

Chapters

2014

1. Growth from Globalization? A View from the Very Long Run
   Chapter 08 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2014, vol. 2, pp 1033-1069

2007

2. Financial Crises, 1880-1913: The Role of Foreign Currency Debt
   A chapter in The Decline of Latin American Economies: Growth, Institutions, and Crises, 2007, pp 139-194 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2006)