Research in Economic History is a well-established and well-cited journal which has presented work by leading researchers in the field of economic history, including economists, historians and demographers.

Written by leading experts in the field, each chapter in this book examines in depth a topic in law and economics. John Connor begins by describing and evaluating the results of his extensive survey of reports of cartel overcharges. Dennis Weisman models the price effects of mergers that not...

Introduction to benefit-cost volume / Richard O. Zerbe -- Best practice standards for regulatory benefit-cost analysis / Daniel H. Cole -- Welcome to the data-poor real world : incorporating benefit-cost principles into environmental policymaking / Mark L. Plummer -- Agricultural subsidies under...

Statistical approaches to assessing charges of environmental racism and classism against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Adam Karp -- Bars to the payment of prejudgment interest : the supreme court and the federal employers' liability act / David E. Ault, Gilbert L. Rutman -- Of...

Since 1979 Research in Law and Economics has been presenting original research that explores the extent to which the constraints of law explain economic behavior and the role of economics in forming the law. The first chapter in this volume proposes three different definitions for market power...

Volume 33 contains articles on the economic history of Europe, America and Asia and brings new analysis, and newly created datasets to address issues of interest. Two papers focus on the US and contribute to our understanding of the Great Depression. In "Reexamining the Origins of the...

Research in Economic History is a refereed journal, specializing in economic history, in the form of a book. This volume contains Louis Cain and Brooks Kaiser, "A Century of Environmental Legislation"; Stefano Fenoaltea, "The Measurement of Production: Lessons from the Engineering Industry in...