Histories That Matter: The Case for Applied Economic History
Abstract: We define applied economic history as the systematic use of historical reasoning to address economic policy problems. Building on work in applied history, we
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Abstract: We define applied economic history as the systematic use of historical reasoning to address economic policy problems. Building on work in applied history, we
Abstract: As articulated by Adam Smith, one of the central issues facing companies is that managers will not run the business in the interests of
Abstract: We consider the effects of climate change on seasonally migrant populations that herd livestock—i.e., transhumant pastoralists—in Africa. Traditionally, transhumant pastoralists benefit from a cooperative
Abstract: This chapter written for the Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy argues that you cannot understand the history of globalization without taking political factors