This collection of twelve essays is based on the premise that a better understanding of the economic development process can be gained by studying the history of those countries that have experienced long-term economic success, in this case the United States during the nineteenth century - that...

Geleitwort -- Vorwort -- Teil A - Das Gesetz -- Gesetzestext im Wortlaut -- Teil B Erläuterungen -- Einführung in das Berufsrecht und das Pflegeberufereformgesetz -- Kommentierte Textausgabe des Pflegeberufegesetzes (Artikel 1 des Pflegeberufereformgesetzes) mit Materialien -- Artikel 1a ff....

There were substantial fluctuations in the number of American overseas travelers, especially before World War Two. These fluctuations in travel around the long-term upward trend are the focus of this paper. We first identify those fluctuations in the data and then try to explain the patterns. We...