The London Stock Exchange 1869-1929: new bloody statistics for old?

Leslie Hannah

Economic History Working Papers from London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Abstract: Newly-assembled datasets on the size and composition of the London Stock Exchange present some results contradicting conventional wisdom. A forensic examination of one study of corporate equities in the Investor’s Monthly Manual between 1869 and 1929 suggests both idiosyncratic mistakes and generic biases which users of this source need to consider.

Keywords: London Stock Exchange; provincial exchanges; junior market; Investor's Monthly Manual; securities; equities; Walter Bagehot (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G30 N23 N24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2017-05
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