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Working Papers

2025

1. Justices of the Peace: Legal Foundations of the Industrial Revolution
   Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester
2. Monetary Capacity
   Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (3)
3. State capacity and executive constraints in early modern Europe
   Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester
4. The Century of State Failure: A Fiscal History of China, 1850-1949
   Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester

2024

5. Anatomy of a Premodern State
   Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
6. Crowding in During the Seven Years' War
   Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
7. Goldilocks: American precious metals and the Rise of the West
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
8. Living Standards in Angola, 1760-1975
   Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
9. The Rise and Fall of Paper Money in Yuan China, 1260-1368
   Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   See also Journal Article The rise and fall of paper money in Yuan China, 1260–1368, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2024) (2024)
10. The vagaries of the sea: evidence on the real effects of money from maritime disasters in the Spanish Empire
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2019) View citations (12)
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2022) View citations (12)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Vagaries of the Sea: Evidence on the Real Effects of Money from Maritime Disasters in the Spanish Empire, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2024) (2024)
11. Understanding Money Using Historical Evidence
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
    Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester (2024)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Money Using Historical Evidence, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2024) (2024)

2023

12. African Slavery and the Reckoning of Brazil
    Lewis Lab Working Papers Series, Arthur Lewis Lab, The University of Manchester
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
13. Not an ordinary bank but a great engine of state: the Bank of England and the British economy, 1694–1844
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (3)
    eabh Papers, The European Association for Banking and Financial History (EABH) (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Not an ordinary bank but a great engine of state: The Bank of England and the British economy, 1694–1844, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
14. Spending a Windfall
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
    See also Journal Article SPENDING A WINDFALL, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2024) (2024)
15. Stunting and Wasting in a Growing Economy: Biological Living Standards in Portugal during the Twentieth Century
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
    See also Journal Article Stunting and wasting in a growing economy: biological living standards in Portugal during the twentieth century, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
16. The Long-Run Effects of Risk: An Equilibrium Approach
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
    See also Journal Article The long-run effects of risk: an equilibrium approach, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
17. The cross of gold: Brazilian treasure and the decline of Portugal
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (6)

2022

18. American Treasure and the Decline of Spain
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
19. Comparative European Institutions and the Little Divergence, 1385-1800
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2019) View citations (20)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Comparative European Institutions and the Little Divergence, 1385–1800, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
20. Historical gender discrimination does not explain comparative Western European development: evidence from Portugal, 1300-1900
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Historical gender discrimination does not explain comparative Western European development: evidence from Portugal, 1300-1900, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
21. The Value of Political Connections: Evidence from China's Anti-Corruption Campaign
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2021)
    See also Journal Article The value of political connections: evidence from China's anti-corruption campaign, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

22. Can Autocracy Promote Literacy? Evidence from a Cultural Alignment Success Story
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Can autocracy promote literacy? Evidence from a cultural alignment success story, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
23. Reconstruction of the Spanish Money Supply, 1492-1810
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
    See also Journal Article Reconstruction of the Spanish money supply, 1492–1810, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
24. Stunting and wasting in a growing economy:biological living standards in Portugal,1924-1994
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
25. The Efficiency of the Chinese Silver Standard, 1920-33
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
26. The Fruits of El Dorado: The Global Impact of American Precious Metals
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2020) View citations (4)
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2021) View citations (7)
27. The Real Effects of Monetary Expansions: Evidence from a Large-Scale Historical Natural Experiment
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (15)

2020

28. Slavery and development in nineteenth century Brazil
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)

2019

29. American Precious Metals and their Consequences for Early Modern Europe
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (8)
30. Comparative European Institutions and the Great Divergence
    FEP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto View citations (2)
31. Danger To The Old Lady Of Threadneedle Street? The Bank Restriction Act And The Regime Shift To Paper Money, 1797-18211
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History
32. Money and Modernization in Early Modern England
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2019)
    See also Journal Article Money and modernization in early modern England, Financial History Review, Cambridge University Press (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
33. Patterns of Iberian economic growth in the early modern period
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
34. Reconstruction of regional and national population using intermittent census-type data: the case of Portugal, 1527-1864
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2019)
    See also Journal Article Reconstruction of regional and national population using intermittent census-type data: The case of Portugal, 1527–1864, Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2018

35. Danger to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street? The Bank Restriction Act and the Regime Shift to Paper Money, 1797-1821
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2016) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, Economic History Society (2017) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Danger to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street? The Bank Restriction Act and the regime shift to paper money, 1797–1821, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
36. From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527-1850
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (6)
    Also in Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527–1850, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2019) View citations (57) (2019)
37. Measuring Monetary Policy Deviations from the Taylor Rule
    Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Measuring monetary policy deviations from the Taylor rule, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2017

38. HARBINGERS OF MODERNITY: MONETARY INJECTIONS AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GROWTH, 1492-1790
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester (2017)
    See also Journal Article Harbingers of modernity: monetary injections and European economic growth, 1492–1790, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2017) (2017)

2016

39. Reconstruction of annual money supply over the long run: The case of England, 1279-1870
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (4)

2014

40. Sailing away from Malthus: intercontinental trade and European economic growth, 1500-1800
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article Sailing away from Malthus: intercontinental trade and European economic growth, 1500–1800, Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) (2016) View citations (20) (2016)

2013

41. Did Greenspan Open Pandora's Box? Testing the Taylor Hypothesis and Beyond
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
42. The great escape? The contribution of the empire to Portugal’s economic growth, 1500-1800
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (10)

2007

43. Comment on "Productive Public Expenditure and Imperfect Competition with Endogenous Price Markup"
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers Department of Economics, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa (2006)
44. History of Economics or a Selected History of Economics?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article HISTORY OF ECONOMICS OR A SELECTED HISTORY OF ECONOMICS?, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press (2008) (2008)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Introduction to the special issue “Productivity revolutions: Past and future”
   Manchester School, 2024, 92, (6), 613-614
2. SPENDING A WINDFALL
   International Economic Review, 2024, 65, (1), 283-313
   See also Working Paper Spending a Windfall, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2023) (2023)
3. The Vagaries of the Sea: Evidence on the Real Effects of Money from Maritime Disasters in the Spanish Empire
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 106, (5), 1220-1235
   See also Working Paper The vagaries of the sea: evidence on the real effects of money from maritime disasters in the Spanish Empire, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2024) (2024)
4. The rise and fall of paper money in Yuan China, 1260–1368
   Economic History Review, 2024, 77, (4), 1222-1250
   See also Working Paper The Rise and Fall of Paper Money in Yuan China, 1260-1368, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
5. Understanding Money Using Historical Evidence
   Annual Review of Economics, 2024, 16, (1), 571-595
   See also Working Paper Understanding Money Using Historical Evidence, Working Paper Series (2024) (2024)

2023

6. Comparative European Institutions and the Little Divergence, 1385–1800
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, (2), 259-294 View citations (4)
   Also in Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, (2), 295-295 (2023) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Comparative European Institutions and the Little Divergence, 1385-1800, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
7. Historical gender discrimination does not explain comparative Western European development: evidence from Portugal, 1300-1900
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 88, (C)
   See also Working Paper Historical gender discrimination does not explain comparative Western European development: evidence from Portugal, 1300-1900, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
8. Not an ordinary bank but a great engine of state: The Bank of England and the British economy, 1694–1844
   Economic History Review, 2023, 76, (1), 305-329 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Not an ordinary bank but a great engine of state: the Bank of England and the British economy, 1694–1844, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
9. Stunting and wasting in a growing economy: biological living standards in Portugal during the twentieth century
   Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 51, (C)
   See also Working Paper Stunting and Wasting in a Growing Economy: Biological Living Standards in Portugal during the Twentieth Century, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2023) (2023)
10. The long-run effects of risk: an equilibrium approach
    European Economic Review, 2023, 153, (C) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Long-Run Effects of Risk: An Equilibrium Approach, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2022

11. The Real Effects of Monetary Expansions: Evidence from a Large-scale Historical Experiment
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2022, 89, (3), 1593-1627 View citations (9)
12. The value of political connections: evidence from China's anti-corruption campaign
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2022, 18, (5), 785-805 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Political Connections: Evidence from China's Anti-Corruption Campaign, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2021

13. Can autocracy promote literacy? Evidence from a cultural alignment success story
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 186, (C), 412-436 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Can Autocracy Promote Literacy? Evidence from a Cultural Alignment Success Story, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2021) View citations (10) (2021)
14. Reconstruction of the Spanish money supply, 1492–1810
    Explorations in Economic History, 2021, 81, (C) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Reconstruction of the Spanish Money Supply, 1492-1810, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
15. The Efficiency of the Chinese Silver Standard, 1920–1933
    The Journal of Economic History, 2021, 81, (3), 872-908

2020

16. Danger to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street? The Bank Restriction Act and the regime shift to paper money, 1797–1821
    European Review of Economic History, 2020, 24, (2), 390-426 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Danger to the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street? The Bank Restriction Act and the Regime Shift to Paper Money, 1797-1821, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
17. INTRODUCTION TO A SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF PORTUGAL
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2020, 38, (1), 7-10
18. Reconstruction of regional and national population using intermittent census-type data: The case of Portugal, 1527–1864
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2020, 53, (1), 11-27 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Reconstruction of regional and national population using intermittent census-type data: the case of Portugal, 1527-1864, Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2019

19. From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527–1850
    The Journal of Economic History, 2019, 79, (2), 477-506 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527-1850, Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2018

20. Measuring monetary policy deviations from the Taylor rule
    Economics Letters, 2018, 168, (C), 25-27 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Monetary Policy Deviations from the Taylor Rule, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
21. Money and modernization in early modern England
    Financial History Review, 2018, 25, (3), 231-261 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Money and Modernization in Early Modern England, Economics Discussion Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
22. Reconstruction of money supply over the long run: the case of England, 1270–1870
    Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (2), 373-392 View citations (34)

2017

23. Harbingers of modernity: monetary injections and European economic growth, 1492–1790
    European Review of Economic History, 2017, 21, (4), 435-436
    See also Working Paper HARBINGERS OF MODERNITY: MONETARY INJECTIONS AND EUROPEAN ECONOMIC GROWTH, 1492-1790, Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2016

24. Sailing away from Malthus: intercontinental trade and European economic growth, 1500–1800
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2016, 10, (2), 129-149 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Sailing away from Malthus: intercontinental trade and European economic growth, 1500-1800, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) (2014)

2015

25. Editor's choice The great escape? The contribution of the empire to Portugal's economic growth, 1500–1800
    European Review of Economic History, 2015, 19, (1), 1-22 View citations (17)

2008

26. HISTORY OF ECONOMICS OR A SELECTED HISTORY OF ECONOMICS?
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2008, 30, (1), 93-104
    See also Working Paper History of Economics or a Selected History of Economics?, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

Chapters

2018

1. Historical National Accounting
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)