Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization -- American, British, and German...

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and births as well as male employment, which entailed a work ban for the wife and sizeable credit deductions for children. This paper illustrates that the policy was rather...

Rezension: Dieser hervorragende Titel (1. Auflage vgl. BA 4/93) ist tatsächlich völlig überarbeitet und bei gleichem Preis um gut 150 Seiten erweitert worden. Die beiden Kölner Volkswirte nehmen eine detaillierte Bestandsaufnahme der Arbeitslosigkeit vor und beleuchten das Problem von allen...