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Working Papers

2009

1. The Reorganization of Inventive Activity in the United States during the Early Twentieth Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Chapter The Reorganization of Inventive Activity in the United States during the Early Twentieth Century, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) (2008)

2007

2. The evolution of useful knowledge: great inventors, science and technology in British economic development, 1750-1930
   Working Papers, Economic History Society View citations (8)

2005

3. Colonialism, Inequality, and Long-Run Paths of Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (68)
4. The Decline of the Independent Inventor: A Schumpterian Story?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2004

5. Digging the Dirt at Public Expense: Governance in the Building of the Erie Canal and Other Public Works
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
6. Financing Invention During the Second Industrial Revolution: Cleveland, Ohio, 1870-1920
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
7. Institutions and Technological Innovation During Early Economic Growth: Evidence from the Great Inventors of the United States, 1790 – 1930
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (5)

2003

8. Institutional and Non-Institutional Explanations of Economic Differences
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
   See also Chapter Institutional and Non-Institutional Explanations of Economic Differences, Springer Books, Springer (2008) (2008)
9. Intellectual Property Institutions in the United States: Early Development and Comparative Perspective
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
10. Intermediaries in the U.S. Market for Technology, 1870-1920
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (9)

2002

11. Exports and Manufacturing Productivity in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis with Firm-Level Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (175)
12. Factor Endowments, Inequality, and Paths of Development Among New World Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (465)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)
    See also Journal Article Factor Endowments, Inequality, and Paths of Development Among New World Economies, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2002) View citations (472) (2002)

2001

13. The Evolution of Suffrage Institutions in the New World
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of Suffrage Institutions in the New World, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2005) View citations (84) (2005)

1999

14. Inventive Activity and the Market for Technology in the United States, 1840-1920
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

1997

15. Inventors, Firms, and the Market for Technology in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Inventors, Firms, and the Market for Technology in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (52) (1999)
16. Location and Technological Change in the American Glass Industry During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
17. Manufacturing Where Agriculture Predominates: Evidence from the South and Midwest in 1860
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Manufacturing Where Agriculture Predominates: Evidence from the South and Midwest in 1860, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1997) View citations (5) (1997)

1994

18. Factor Endowments: Institutions, and Differential Paths of Growth Among New World Economies: A View from Economic Historians of the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)

1992

19. 'Schemes of Practical Utility': Entrepreneurship and Innovation Among 'Great Inventors' in the United States, 1790-1865
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article “Schemes of Practical Utility”: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Among “Great Inventors” in the United States, 1790–1865, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1993) View citations (21) (1993)
20. Bureaucrats, Subordinates, and the Failure of Soviet Marxism
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics

1991

21. Agricultural Seasonality and the Organization of Manufacturing During Early Industrialization: The Contrast Between Britain and the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
22. The Market for Manufacturing Workers During Early Industrialization: The American Northeast, 1820 to 1860
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter The Market for Manufacturing Workers during Early Industrialization: The American Northeast, 1820 to 1860, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (11) (1992)

1989

23. The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence From the United States, 1790-1846
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790–1846, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1990) View citations (43) (1990)

1988

24. Inventive Activity in Early Industrial America: Evidence From Patent Records, 1790 - 1846
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (140)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1988) View citations (139)
    See also Journal Article Inventive Activity in Early Industrial America: Evidence From Patent Records, 1790–1846, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1988) View citations (133) (1988)
25. Patterns of Productivity Growth In South Korean Manufacturing Industries, 1963-1979
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Patterns of productivity growth in South Korean manufacturing industries, 1963-1979, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1990) View citations (21) (1990)

1985

26. Productivity Growth in Manufacturing During Early Industialization: Evidence fron the American Northeast, 1820 to 1860
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1985)

1984

27. Investment in Fixed and Working Capital During Early Industrialization: Evidence From U.S. Manufacturing Firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1983)
    See also Journal Article Investment in Fixed and Working Capital During Early Industrialization: Evidence from U. S. Manufacturing Firms, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1984) View citations (12) (1984)
28. The Heights of Americans in Three Centuries: Some Economic and Demographic Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1982)
29. The Relative Productivity Hypothesis of Industrialization: The American Case, 1820 to 1850
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (55)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1981)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1981)
    See also Journal Article The Relative Productivity Hypothesis of Industrialization: The American Case, 1820 to 1850, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1984) View citations (58) (1984)
30. Was the Transition from the Artisanal Shop to the Factory Associated with Gains in Efficiency?: Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Censuses of 1820 and 1850
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (55)
31. Was the Transition from the Artisanal Shop to the Non-Mechanized Fctry Assoc. w/Gains in Effcny?: Evdnc. from the U.S. Mnfctr. Censuses of 1820 & 1850
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1982

32. Women, Children, and Industrialization in the Early Republic: Evidence from the Manufacturing Censuses
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (93)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1981) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1981) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Women, Children, and Industrialization in the Early Republic: Evidence from the Manufacturing Censuses, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1982) View citations (85) (1982)

1980

33. The Early Achievment of Modern Stature in America
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics

1979

34. Colonial and Revolutionary Muster Rolls: Some New Evidence on Nutrition and Migration in Early America
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Patent Alchemy: The Market for Technology in US History
   Business History Review, 2013, 87, (1), 3-38 View citations (11)

2012

2. Colonisation and Development
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (S1), S28-S40 View citations (2)

2006

3. Mobilizing Venture Capital during the Second Industrial Revolution: Cleveland, Ohio, 1870-1920
   Capitalism and Society, 2006, 1, (3), 64 View citations (5)

2005

4. The Evolution of Suffrage Institutions in the New World
   The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (4), 891-921 View citations (84)
   See also Working Paper The Evolution of Suffrage Institutions in the New World, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

2004

5. Institutions and Democratic Invention in 19th-Century America: Evidence from "Great Inventors," 1790-1930
   American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 395-401 View citations (30)

2003

6. L'inégalité avant et sous la loi: les chemins du développement dans les Amériques
   Revue d’économie du développement, 2003, 11, (2), 111-135

2002

7. Factor Endowments, Inequality, and Paths of Development Among New World Economies
   Economía Journal, 2002, Volume 3 Number 1, (Fall 2002), 41-110 View citations (472)
   See also Working Paper Factor Endowments, Inequality, and Paths of Development Among New World Economics, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (465) (2002)

2001

8. Market Trade in Patents and the Rise of a Class of Specialized Inventors in the 19th-Century United States
   American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 39-44 View citations (39)
9. The Early Development of Intellectual Property Institutions in the United States
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (3), 233-246 View citations (36)

2000

10. Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (3), 217-232 View citations (638)
11. The Geography of Invention in the American Glass Industry, 1870–1925
    The Journal of Economic History, 2000, 60, (3), 700-729 View citations (9)

1997

12. Agricultural Seasonalily and the Organization of Manufacturing in Early Industrial Economies: The Contrast Between England and the United States
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (2), 288-321 View citations (11)
13. Manufacturing Where Agriculture Predominates: Evidence from the South and Midwest in 1860
    Explorations in Economic History, 1997, 34, (3), 243-264 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Manufacturing Where Agriculture Predominates: Evidence from the South and Midwest in 1860, NBER Historical Working Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1996

14. Coffee, Society, and Power in Latin America. Edited by William Roseberry, Lowell Gudmundson, and Mario Samper Kutschbach. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1995. Pp. xii, 304. $48.50, cloth; $15.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (4), 947-948

1993

15. Comments on Ferrie, Rutten, and Levenstein
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (2), 404-408
16. General and Miscellaneous - Manufacturing: A Historiographical and Bibliographical Guide. Edited by David O. Whitten and Bessie E. Whitten. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. xiii, 503. $75.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (3), 709-710
17. “Schemes of Practical Utility”: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Among “Great Inventors” in the United States, 1790–1865
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (2), 289-307 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper 'Schemes of Practical Utility': Entrepreneurship and Innovation Among 'Great Inventors' in the United States, 1790-1865, NBER Historical Working Papers (1992) (1992)

1991

18. General and Miscellaneous - The Lever of Riches: Technological Creativity and Economic Progress. By Joel Mokyr. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Pp. ix, 349. $24.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (2), 526-528
19. The Path to Mechanized Shoe Production in the United States. By Ross Thomson · Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. xiii + 296 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, and index. $39.95
    Business History Review, 1991, 65, (1), 173-175

1990

20. Patterns of productivity growth in South Korean manufacturing industries, 1963-1979
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 33, (2), 309-327 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Patterns of Productivity Growth In South Korean Manufacturing Industries, 1963-1979, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1988) (1988)
21. The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence from the United States, 1790–1846
    The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (2), 363-378 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper The Democratization of Invention During Early Industrialization: Evidence From the United States, 1790-1846, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1989) View citations (7) (1989)

1988

22. Inventive Activity in Early Industrial America: Evidence From Patent Records, 1790–1846
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (4), 813-850 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper Inventive Activity in Early Industrial America: Evidence From Patent Records, 1790 - 1846, NBER Working Papers (1988) View citations (140) (1988)
23. United States - Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790–1860. By Brooke Hindle and Steven Lubar. Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986. Pp. 309. $29.95. cloth, $14.95 paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (1), 205-206

1986

24. Frontiers of Change: Early Industrialism in America. By Thomas C. Cochran. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 179 pp. Cloth, $17.50; paper, $7.95.)
    Business History Review, 1986, 60, (1), 126-128

1985

25. Industrial Evolution: Organization, Structure, and Growth of the Pennsylvania IUron Industry, 1750–1860. By Paul F. Palkoff. Baltimore: The Johns Hoplkins Press, 1983. Pp. xx, 182. $22.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (4), 999-1001

1984

26. Investment in Fixed and Working Capital During Early Industrialization: Evidence from U. S. Manufacturing Firms
    The Journal of Economic History, 1984, 44, (2), 545-556 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Investment in Fixed and Working Capital During Early Industrialization: Evidence From U.S. Manufacturing Firms, NBER Working Papers (1984) View citations (12) (1984)
27. The Relative Productivity Hypothesis of Industrialization: The American Case, 1820 to 1850
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1984, 99, (3), 461-487 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper The Relative Productivity Hypothesis of Industrialization: The American Case, 1820 to 1850, Scholarly Articles (1984) View citations (55) (1984)
28. Was the transition from the artisanal shop to the nonmechanized factory associated with gains in efficiency?: Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing censuses of 1820 and 1850
    Explorations in Economic History, 1984, 21, (4), 351-382 View citations (55)

1983

29. The Rise of the Midwestern Meat Packing Industry. By Margaret Walsh. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1982. Pp. x, 182. $14.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (4), 1033-1035

1982

30. Women, Children, and Industrialization in the Early Republic: Evidence from the Manufacturing Censuses
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (4), 741-774 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Women, Children, and Industrialization in the Early Republic: Evidence from the Manufacturing Censuses, Scholarly Articles (1982) View citations (93) (1982)

Books

2012

1. Economic Development in the Americas since 1500
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (63)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2012) View citations (63)

2011

2. Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

Edited books

2010

1. Finance, Intermediaries, and Economic Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2009

2. Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (1)
3. Human Capital and Institutions
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (33)

2007

4. Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (4)

2003

5. Finance, Intermediaries, and Economic Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (31)

Chapters

2011

1. Epilogue: Institutions in Political and Economic Development
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 341-359
2. Factor Endowments and Institutions
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 31-56 View citations (2)
3. Five Hundred Years of European Colonization
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 295-314
4. Inequality and the Evolution of Taxation
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 168-211
5. Institutional and Non-Institutional Explanations of Economic Development
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 315-340
6. Introduction to "Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions"
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 1-8 View citations (24)
7. Land and Immigration Policies
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 212-244 View citations (1)
8. Paths of Development: An Overview
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 9-30
9. The Evolution of Schooling: 1800-1925
   A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 121-167
10. The Evolution of Suffrage Institutions
    A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 94-120
11. The Role of Institutions in Shaping Factor Endowments
    A chapter in Economic Development in the Americas since 1500: Endowments and Institutions, 2011, pp 57-93

2008

12. A Tale of Two Countries: Innovation and Incentives Among Great Inventors in Britain and the United States, 1750–1930
    Chapter 8 in Macroeconomics in the Small and the Large, 2008
13. Institutional and Non-Institutional Explanations of Economic Differences
    Springer
    Also in Springer (2005) View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Institutional and Non-Institutional Explanations of Economic Differences, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (42) (2003)
14. Once Upon a Time in the Americas: Land and Immigration Policies in the New World
    A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 13-48
15. The Reorganization of Inventive Activity in the United States during the Early Twentieth Century
    A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 235-274
    See also Working Paper The Reorganization of Inventive Activity in the United States during the Early Twentieth Century, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2007

16. Inequality and the Evolution of Institutions of Taxation: Evidence from the Economic History of the Americas
    A chapter in The Decline of Latin American Economies: Growth, Institutions, and Crises, 2007, pp 83-138 View citations (14)

2006

17. Digging the Dirt at Public Expense: Digging the Dirt at Public Expense Erie Canal and Other Public Works
    A chapter in Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History, 2006, pp 95-122 View citations (10)
18. Long-Term Trends in Schooling: The Rise and Decline (?) of Public Education in the United States
    Elsevier View citations (15)

2000

19. Inequality, institution and differential paths of growth among New World economies
    Chapter 11 in Institutions, Contracts and Organizations, 2000 View citations (11)

1999

20. Inventors, Firms, and the Market for Technology in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
    A chapter in Learning by Doing in Markets, Firms, and Countries, 1999, pp 19-60 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Inventors, Firms, and the Market for Technology in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (4) (1997)

1992

21. Invention, Innovation, and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Northeast
    A chapter in American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, 1992, pp 345-384 View citations (3)
22. The Market for Manufacturing Workers during Early Industrialization: The American Northeast, 1820 to 1860
    A chapter in Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, 1992, pp 29-65 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Market for Manufacturing Workers During Early Industrialization: The American Northeast, 1820 to 1860, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) (1991)

1986

23. Productivity Growth in Manufacturing during Early Industrialization: Evidence from the American Northeast, 1820-1860
    A chapter in Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, 1986, pp 679-736 View citations (22)