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International Transactions : Real Trade and Factor Flows between 1700 and 1870
Keller, Wolfgang; Lampe, Markus; Shiue, Carol H. - 2021
differences in specialization and income emerged. To understand the contribution of global market forces, as well as colonialism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013313290
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The Development Effects of the Extractive Colonial Economy : The Dutch Cultivation System in Java
Dell, Melissa - 2017
Colonial powers typically organized economic activity in the colonies to maximize their economic returns. While the literature has emphasized long-run negative economic impacts via institutional quality, the changes in economic organization implemented to spur production historically could also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012943614
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British Colonial Institutions and Economic Development in India
Kapur, Shilpi - 2006
We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779210
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India'S De-Industrialization Under British Rule : New Ideas, New Evidence
Clingingsmith, David; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2021
India was a major player in the world export market for textiles in the early 18th century, but by the middle of the 19 … some decline, and India underwent secular de-industrialization as a consequence. While India produced about 25 percent of … organize our thinking about the relative role played by domestic and foreign forces in India's de-industrialization. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224878
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When Britain Turned Inward : Protection and the Shift Towards Empire in Interwar Britain
de Bromhead, Alan - 2017
International trade became much less multilateral during the 1930s. Previous studies, looking at aggregate trade flows, have argued that discriminatory trade policies had comparatively little to do with this. Using highly disaggregated information on the UK's imports and trade policies, we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963163
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Growth, Import Dependence and War
Bonfatti, Roberto - 2018
Existing theories of pre-emptive war typically predict that the leading country may choose to launch a war on a follower who is catching up, since the follower cannot credibly commit to not use their increased power in the future. But it was Japan who launched a war against the West in 1941, not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012937867
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The Global History of Corporate Governance : An Introduction
Steier, Lloyd - 2013
, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, the studies …
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Poor Quality Drugs and Global Trade : A Pilot Study
Bate, Roger; Jin, Ginger Zhe; Mathur, Aparna; Attaran, Amir - 2021
tuberculosis drug samples that claim to be made in India and were sold in Africa, India, and five mid-income non-African countries … in India or non-African countries. Since this finding is robust for manufacturer-drug fixed effects, one likely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013312516
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International Trade and Institutional Change : Medieval Venice's Response to Globalization
Puga, Diego - 2012
International trade can have profound effects on domestic institutions. We examine this proposition in the context of medieval Venice circa 800-1350. We show that (initially exogenous) increases in long-distance trade enriched a large group of merchants and these merchants used their new-found...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013102185
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Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution
Cantoni, Davide - 2012
We present new data documenting medieval Europe's "Commercial Revolution'' using information on the establishment of markets in Germany. We use these data to test whether medieval universities played a causal role in expanding economic activity, examining the foundation of Germany's first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107997