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Working Papers

2013

1. The Dual Crises of the Late-Medieval Florentine Cloth Industry, c. 1320 - c. 1420
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

2012

2. Money Matters: A Critique of the Postan Thesis on Medieval Population, Prices, and Wages
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
3. The Technology and Economics of Coinage Debasements in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: with special reference to the Low Countries and England
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2011

4. From Gutsherrschaft to Grundherrschaft: Demographic, Monetary, and Fiscal Factors in the Late-Medieval Decline of English Manorial Desmesne Agriculture
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
5. The Rise, Expansion, and Decline of the Italian Wool-Based Textile Industries, 1100-1730: a study in international competition, transaction costs, and comparative advantage
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
6. Usury, Calvinism, and Credit in Protestant England: from the Sixteenth Century to the Industrial Revolution
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2010

7. The Coinages and Monetary Policies of Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547): Contrasts between Defensive and Aggressive Debasements
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2009

8. Coinage and Monetary Policies in Burgundian Flanders during the late-medieval 'Bullion Famines',. 1384 - 1482
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
9. Warfare, Liquidity Crises, and Coinage Debasements in Burgundian Flanders, 1384 - 1482: Monetary or Fiscal Remedies?
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2008

10. Hanseatic commerce in textiles from the Low Countries and England during the Later Middle Ages: changing trends in textiles, markets, prices, and values, 1290 - 1570
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
11. Money, Prices, Wages, and 'Profit Inflation' in Spain, the Southern Netherlands, and England during the Price Revolution era: c. 1520 - c. 1650
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2008) View citations (11)
12. Necessities and Luxuries in Early-Modern Textile Consumption: Real Values of Worsted Says and Fine Woollens in the Sixteenth-Century Low Countries
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
13. The usury doctrine and urban public finances in late-medieval Flanders (1220 - 1550): rentes (annuities), excise taxes, and income transfers from the poor to the rich
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
14. Three Centuries of Luxury Textile Consumption in the Low Countries and England, 1330 - 1570: New Methodologies for Estimating Changes in Real Values
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

2007

15. Hanseatic Commerce in Textiles from the Low Countries and England during the Later Middle Ages
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
16. Tawney's Century (1540-1640): the Roots of Modern Capitalist Entrepreneurship in England
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (2)
17. The Usury Doctrine and Urban Public Finances in Late-Medieval Flanders: Annuities, Excise Taxes, and Income Transfers from the Poor to the Rich
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (8)
18. The anti-red shift – to the 'Dark Side': Colour changes in Flemish luxury woollens, 1300 - 1550
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2006

19. Entrepreneurship in Early-Modern Europe (1450 - 1750): An Exploration of Some Unfashionable Themes in Economic History
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
20. I panni di lana: Nascita, espansione e declino dell’industria tessile di lana italiana, 1100-1730
    (The woollen cloth industry in Italy: The rise, expansion, and decline of the Italian cloth industries, 1100 - 1730)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
21. Luxury and Ultra-Luxury Consumption in Later Medieval and Early Modern European Dress
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
22. Real Wages and the 'Malthusian Problem' in Antwerp and South-Eastern England, 1400 - 1700: A regional comparison of levels and trends in real wages
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
23. South German Silver, European Textiles, and Venetian Trade with the Levant and Ottoman Empire, c. 1370 to c. 1720: A non-mercantilist approach
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
24. South German silver, European textiles, and Venetian trade with the Levant and Ottoman Empire, c. 1370 to c. 1720: a non-Mercantilist approach to the balance of payments problem, in Relazione economiche tra Europa e mondo islamico, seccoli XIII - XVIII, ed. Simonetta Cavaciocchi
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
25. The Anti-Red Shift -- to the Dark Side: Changes in the Colour Patterns and Market Values of Flemish Luxury Woollens, 1300 - 1550
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
26. The Rise, Expansion, and Decline of the Italian Cloth Industries, 1100 - 1730: a study in conjoncture, transaction costs, and comparative advantage
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

2005

27. Before and After the Black Death: Money, Prices, and Wages in Fourteenth-Century England
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (9)
28. Builders' Wages in Southern England and the Southern Low Countries, 1346 -1500:A Comparative Study of Trends in and Levels of Real Incomes
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (1)
29. Spanish Merino Wools and the Nouvelles Draperies: An Industrial Transformation in the Late-Medieval Low Countries
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Spanish merino wools and the nouvelles draperies: an industrial transformation in the late medieval Low Countries, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
30. The Debate about Mandatory Retirement in Ontario Universities: Positive and Personal Choices about Retirement at 65
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

2002

31. Gold, Guilds, and Government: The Impact of Monetary and Labour Policies on the Flemish Cloth Industry, 1390-1435
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) View citations (1)
32. Industrial Change in the Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Low Countries: the Arrival of Spanish Merino Wools and the Expansion of the 'Nouvelles Draperies'
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
33. Industrial energy from water-mills in the European economy, 5th to 18th Centuries: the limitations of power
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
34. Postan, Population, and Prices in Late-Medieval England and Flanders
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
35. Prices, Wages, and Prospects for 'Profit Inflation' in England, Brabant, and Spain, 1501 - 1670: A Comparative Analysis
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
36. The medieval origins of the 'Financial Revolution': usury, rentes, and negotiablity
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (31)
37. Wage-stickiness, monetary changes, and real incomes in late-medieval England and the Low Countries, 1300 - 1500: did money matter?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)

2001

38. Industrial Energy from Water-Mills in the European Economy, Fifth to Eighteenth Centuries: the Limitations of Power
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
39. Money, Wages, and Real Incomes in the Age of Erasmus: The Purchasing Power of Coins and of Building Craftsmen's Wages in England and the Low Countries, 1500 - 1540
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (6)
40. The 'New Institutional Economics' and the Changing Fortunes of Fairs in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: the Textile Trades, Warfare, and Transaction Costs
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (18)
41. The Origins of the Modern Financial Revolution: Responses to Impediments from Church and State in Western Europe, 1200 - 1600
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2000

42. Flemish Woollens and German Commerce during the Later Middle Ages: Changing Trends in Cloth Prices and Markets, 1290 - 1550
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
43. The Changing Fortunes of Fairs in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Warfare, Transaction Costs, and the 'New Institutional Economics'
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
44. The West European Woollen Industries and their Struggles for International Markets, c.1000 - 1500
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (8)
45. Wage-Stickiness, Monetary Changes, and Real Incomes in Late-Medieval England and the Low Countries, 1300 - 1450: Did Money Really Matter?
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
46. Wool and Wool-Based Textiles in the West European Economy, c.800 - 1500: Innovations and Traditions in Textile Products, Technology, and Industrial Organisation
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics

1999

47. The Low Countries' Export Trade in Textiles with the Mediterranean Basin, 1200-1600: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Comparative Advantages in Overland and Maritime Trade Routes
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (1999) View citations (11)
48. The Monetary Origins of the Price Revolution' Before the Influx of Spanish-American Treasure: the South German Silver-Copper Trades, Merchant-Banking, and Venetian Commerce, 1470-1540
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)

1998

49. English 'Backwardness' and Financial Innovations in Commerce with the Low Countries, 14th to 16th centuries
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (6)
50. Monetary Policies, Guild Labour-Strife, and Compulsory Arbitration during the Decline of the Late-Medieval Flemish Cloth Industry, 1390 - 1435
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
51. Textiles as Articles of Consumption in Flemish Towns, 1330 - 1575
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (4)
52. The 'Industrial Crisis' of the English Textile Towns, c.1290 - c.1330
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (6)
53. The Maze of Medieval Mint Metrology in Flanders, France and England: Determining the Weight of the Marc de Troyes and the Tower Pound from the Economics of Counterfeiting, 1388 - 1469
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (1)
54. The Symbiosis of Towns and Textiles: Urban Institutions and the Changing Fortunes of Cloth Manufacturing in the Low Countries and England, 1280 - 1570
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (3)
55. The symbiosis of towns and textiles: urban institutions and the changing fortunes of cloth manufacturing in the Low Countries and England, 1270 - 1570
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)

1972

56. Contrefaçons et imitations de monnaies au XVe siècle
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Journal Articles

2005

1. Spanish merino wools and the nouvelles draperies: an industrial transformation in the late medieval Low Countries
   Economic History Review, 2005, 58, (3), 431-484 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Spanish Merino Wools and the Nouvelles Draperies: An Industrial Transformation in the Late-Medieval Low Countries, Working Papers (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2002

2. Les sources de l'histoire économique et sociale du moyen âge. Les états de la maison de Bourgogne, tome II: Archives centrales de l'État bourguignon (1384–1500), vol. I:1: Archives des principautés du Sud, and vol. I:2: Les principautés du Nord (supplement). Edited by Robert-Henri Bautier and Janine Sornay. Paris: CNRS Éditions, 2001. Pp. xiii, 782
   The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (3), 856-857

1999

3. Classical, Medieval, And Early Modern Europe - The Role of Precious Metals in European Economic Development from Roman Times to the Eve of the Industrial Revolution. By S. M. H. Bozorgnia. Contributions in Economics and Economic History, no. 192. Westport, CT, and London: Greenwood Press, 1998. Pp. xiv, 210. $65.00
   The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (4), 1090-1091

1998

4. Crisis and Change in the Later Medieval English Economy
   The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (1), 215-219

1988

5. Deflation and the petty coinage problem in the late-medieval economy: The case of Flanders, 1334-1484
   Explorations in Economic History, 1988, 25, (4), 387-423 View citations (9)
6. Premodern Financial Systems: A Historical Comparative Study. By Raymond William Goldsmith. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Pp. xii, 348. $49.50
   The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (3), 807-809

1986

7. Modern Europe - From Graven Images: Patterns of Modern Materialism. By Chandra Mukerji. New York: Columbia University Press, 1983. Pp. xv, 329. $30.00 cloth, $12.00 paper
   The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (4), 1044-1046

1983

8. The Bullion Flow between Europe and the East, 1000–1750. By Artur Attman. Translated by Eva and Allan Green. Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum et Litterarum Gothoburgensis, Humaniora no. 20. Göteborg: Kungl. Vetenskaps-och Vitterhets Samhället, 1981. Pp. 149. Price: 70 Swedish crowns
   The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (3), 748-749

1982

9. The Italian Cotton Industry in the Later Middle Ages, 1100–1600. By Maureen Fennell Mazzaoui. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1981. Pp. xv + 250. $49.50
   Business History Review, 1982, 56, (3), 487-488

1976

10. Peterborough Abbey, 1086–1310: A Study in the Land Market. By Edmund King. Cambridge Studies in Economic History. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1973. Pp. xiv, 208. $17.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1976, 36, (3), 767-767

1965

11. The Growth of the Antwerp Market and the European Economy. By Hermann Van der Wee. Three volumes. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1963. Vol. I, pp. lix, 562; Vol. II, pp. xl, 436; Vol. III, pp. 168. $37.80
    The Journal of Economic History, 1965, 25, (2), 302-303