Research in Economic History by Hanes, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Contributors Editors’ Introduction Decline and Stagnation in the Arab World: Preliminary Real Wage Evidence Comparing Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Tunisia, 1847–1913

Abstract Introduction Constructing Real Wages

Algerian Real Wages Tunisian Real Wages Robustness

Comparing Levels and Trends Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements References Appendix

Tunisian Real Wages – Sources and Adjustments Algerian Real Wages – Sources and Adjustments Syrian Real Wages – Sources and Adjustments

Abstract Introduction Prior New Deal Datasets Federal Spending in the States Before the New Deal

Agricultural Programs in the 1920s

Federal Spending Under the New Deal Checking and Extending the OGR Expenditures Data

Civilian Conservation Corps Public Works Administration Works Progress Administration Federal Emergency Relief Administration Social Security Administration Public Assistance Farm Security Administration Loans Public Building Administration Public Works Administration Loans Veterans’ Bureau Spending U.S. Employment Service Bureau of Reclamation Rivers, Harbors, and Flood Control Nontransfer Grants

Loans

Adding Programs

Final Remarks Notes Acknowledgments References

Abstract Introduction Estimating Food Availability Optimists and Pessimists

Land Under Cultivation Yields Per Acre Calories from Cereals and Pulses Potatoes

An Eighteenth-Century Peak? An Early-Nineteenth Century Peak? Weights and Measures A Mid-Nineteenth Century Peak?

Extraction Rates Meat and Dairy Products Imports and Exports

Irish Imports

Irish Grain Exports Irish Meat and Dairy Exports Irish Potatoes

Food Availability in a High-wage Economy? The Search for Compromise Conclusions Notes Acknowledgements References Appendix

Abstract Introduction Female Labor Supply in Theoretical and Historical Perspective The Home Industries of Women in London Reports The HIWL Data: Description and Analysis

1897 Report 1908 Report

Factory Work Versus Home Work Conclusion Notes Acknowledgments References Appendix A Coding the Data Contained in the Home Industries of Women in London, 1897 and 1908

1897 Report 1908 Report

Capital Inflows, Current Accounts and the Investment Cycle in Italy: 1861–1913

Abstract Introduction Sources and Data The Evolution of Italy’s Current Accounts Testing Fenoaltea’s Thesis: An Econometric Strategy Conclusions Notes References