04331nam 22006854a 450 991081198330332120200520144314.00-262-30739-11-282-09893-497866120989320-262-27506-61-4294-7968-X(CKB)1000000000472983(EBL)3338720(OCoLC)156908835(SSID)ssj0000210086(PQKBManifestationID)11174316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000210086(PQKBWorkID)10266456(PQKB)11153565(OCoLC)156908835(OCoLC)648325716(OCoLC)654497584(OCoLC)764480104(OCoLC)768694929(OCoLC)815776598(OCoLC)961538933(OCoLC)962663457(OCoLC)966180899(OCoLC)988524084(OCoLC)991921599(OCoLC)992012114(OCoLC)1037908869(OCoLC)1038655895(OCoLC)1055374267(OCoLC)1062857129(OCoLC)1081258578(OCoLC-P)156908835(MaCbMITP)4968(Au-PeEL)EBL3338720(CaPaEBR)ebr10190465(CaONFJC)MIL209893(PPN)170267121(MiAaPQ)EBC3338720(EXLCZ)99100000000047298320061003d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe new comparative economic history essays in honor of Jeffrey G. Williamson /edited by Timothy J. Hatton, Kevin H. O'Rourke, and Alan M. Taylor1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc20071 online resource (431 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-262-08361-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : the new comparative economic history / Timothy J. Hatton, Kevin H. O'Rourke, and Alan M. Taylor -- India in the great divergence / Robert C. Allen -- What made Britannia great? How much of the rise of Britain to world dominance by 1850 does the industrial revolution explain? / Gregory Clark -- Did European commodity prices converge during 1500-1800? / Suleyman Ozmucur and Sevket Pamuk -- Market integration and convergence in the world wheat market, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico and Karl Gunnar Persson -- Biological globalization : the other grain invasion / Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode -- Other people's money : the evolution of bank capital in the industrialized world / Richard S. Grossman -- Education, migration, and regional wage convergence in U.S. history / William J. Collins -- Democracy and protectionism / Kevin H. O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor -- A dual policy paradox : why have trade and immigration policies always differed in labor-scarce economies? / Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson -- Breaking the fetters : why did countries exit the interwar gold standard? / Holger C. Wolf and Tarik M. Yousef -- Were Jews political refugees or economic migrants? Assessing the persecution theory of Jewish emigration, 1881-1914 / Leah Platt Boustan -- Inequality and poverty in Latin America : a long-run exploration / Leandro Prados de la Escosura -- The convergence of living standards in the Atlantic economy, 1870-1930 / George R. Boyer -- You take the high road and I'll take the low road : economic success and well-being in the longer run / Cormac O Grada -- Euro-productivity and Euro-jobs since the 1960s : which institutions really mattered? / Gayle J. Allard and Peter H. Lindert -- Afterword / Lawrence H. Summers.Essays by internationally prominent economists examine long run cross-country economic trends from the perspective of New Comparative Economic History, an approach pioneered by Harvard economist Jeffrey G. Williamson.Economic history19th centuryEconomic history20th centuryEconomic historyEconomic history330.9/034Williamson Jeffrey G.1935-123346Hatton T. J139662O'Rourke Kevin H129163Taylor Alan M.1964-119543MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811983303321The new comparative economic history4004915UNINA