difference design. In 1825 a storm created a new natural navigable waterway, bringing trade and prosperity to the otherwise … population growth within a generation of the event. Demonstrated mechanisms include trade, fertility, fishing, and the rise of …

international trade, consumption and the role of the state, both at a local and a central level. Based on a wide array of data and …

nation-state in Europe. After the "commercial revolution" of the thirteenth century, taxes on trade became increasingly …, large monetary flows and unstable financial markets, most notably in trade credit and equity partnerships. It shows how the …1. Introduction -- 2. The Politics of Markets -- 3. Commodities and Prices -- 4. Money and Trade -- 5. Mercantile …

-- Part 4: Trade and Financial Markets -- 10. Information Landscapes and Economic Practice in the Roman World -- 11. Roman … Professional collegia and Economic Control. A Monopoly of Information? -- 12. A case of Arbitrage in a Worldwide Trade: Roman Coins …