03273nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10190465 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 061003s2007 maua sb 011 0 eng 2006032219 GBA724044 bnb 013704228 Uk 9780262083614 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262083612 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)156908835 HC53 .N49 2007eb The new comparative economic history [electronic resource] : essays in honor of Jeffrey G. Williamson / edited by Timothy J. Hatton, Kevin H. O'Rourke, and Alan M. Taylor. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007. x, 417 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : the new comparative economic history / Timothy J. Hatton, Kevin H. O'Rourke, and Alan M. Taylor -- India in the great divergence / Robert C. Allen -- What made Britannia great? How much of the rise of Britain to world dominance by 1850 does the industrial revolution explain? / Gregory Clark -- Did European commodity prices converge during 1500-1800? / S�uleyman �Ozmucur and �Sevket Pamuk -- Market integration and convergence in the world wheat market, 1800-2000 / Giovanni Federico and Karl Gunnar Persson -- Biological globalization : the other grain invasion / Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode -- Other people's money : the evolution of bank capital in the industrialized world / Richard S. Grossman -- Education, migration, and regional wage convergence in U.S. history / William J. Collins -- Democracy and protectionism / Kevin H. O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor -- A dual policy paradox : why have trade and immigration policies always differed in labor-scarce economies? / Timothy J. Hatton and Jeffrey G. Williamson -- Breaking the fetters : why did countries exit the interwar gold standard? / Holger C. Wolf and Tarik M. Yousef -- Were Jews political refugees or economic migrants? Assessing the persecution theory of Jewish emigration, 1881-1914 / Leah Platt Boustan -- Inequality and poverty in Latin America : a long-run exploration / Leandro Prados de la Escosura -- The convergence of living standards in the Atlantic economy, 1870-1930 / George R. Boyer -- You take the high road and I'll take the low road : economic success and well-being in the longer run / Cormac �O Gr�ada -- Euro-productivity and Euro-jobs since the 1960s : which institutions really mattered? / Gayle J. Allard and Peter H. Lindert -- Afterword / Lawrence H. Summers. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Economic history 19th century. Economic history 20th century. Electronic books. local Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935- Hatton, T. J. O'Rourke, Kevin H. Taylor, Alan M., 1964- ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10190465 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 234659 234659