World War 1 exacerbated the cost of the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 in two ways. First, it facilitated the spread the flu virus through the movement of clusters of infected soldiers and sailors. Second, it constrained public health measures that would have reduced mortality (as during the...

In this book, economist Jean-Philippe Platteau addresses the question: does Islam, the religion of Muslims, bear some responsibility for a lack of economic development in the countries in which it dominates? In his nuanced approach, Platteau challenges the widespread view that the doctrine of...

Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Europe and the United States: Two Different Social Models -- 2 Handling a Multiethnic Society -- 3 Americans at Work, Europeans on Holiday -- 4 Job Security, Job Regulations, and 14 Million Unemployed -- 5 Technology, Research, and Universities -- 6...

Intro -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Recent Methodological Developments in Economic History -- 3 - The Making of the Economic Historian: Eli F.Heckscher, 1897-1904* -- 4 - Eli Heckscher and the Holy Trinity -- 5 - Heckscher-Ohlin Theory and Individual Attitudes Toward Globalization -- 6 -...