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Book SynopsisCombining theoretical work with careful historical description and the analysis of new data sources, this volume makes a case for a more historical economics both by argument and example. Seventeen essays use both economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters".
Trade Review“...a book which should be read by every economic historian with an interest in long-run institutional change and economic growth.”—EH.Net
Table of ContentsTable of Contents for History Matters Editors' Introduction, by Timothy W. Guinnane, William A. Sundstrom, and Warren Whatley Part I.A Why History Matters:A Path Dependence and Economic Thought Chapter 1.A Path Dependence and Competitive Equilibrium, by Kenneth J. Arrow Chapter 2.A Path Dependence and Reswitching in a Model of Multi-Technology Adoption, by Paul Stoneman Chapter 3.A Path Dependence, Network Form, and Technological Change, by Douglas J. Puffert Chapter 4.A The Tension between Strong History and Strong Economics, by Melvin W. Reder Part II. Path Dependence in Practice Chapter 5.A Financial History and the Long Reach of the Second Thirty-Years' War, by Charles W. Calomiris Chapter 6.A Path Dependence in Action:A The Adoption and Persistence of the Korean Model of Economic Development, by Phillip Wonhyuk Lim Chapter 7. Continuing Confusion: Entry Prices in Telecommunications, by Peter Temin Chapter 8.A After the War Boom:A Reconversion on the Pacific Coast, 1943-1949, by Paul W. Rhode Chapter 9.A Standardization, Diversity, and Learning in China's Nuclear Power Program, by Geoffrey Rothwell Part III.A Context Matters:A The Influence of Culture, Geography, and Political Institutions on Economies and Policies Chapter 10.A Incentives, Information, and Welfare:A England's New Poor Law and the Workhouse Test, by Timothy Besley, Stephen Coate, and Timothy W. Guinnane Chapter 11.A Family Matters:A The Life-Cycle Transition and the Antebellum American Fertility Decline, by Susan B. Carter, Roger L. Ransom, and Richard Sutch Chapter 12.A Building "Universal Service" in the Early Bell System:A The Coevolution of Regional Urban Systems and Long-Distance Telephone Networks, by David F. Weiman Chapter 13.A International Competition for Technology Investments:A Does National Ownership Matter?, by Trond E. Olsen Part IV.A Evidence Matters:A Measuring Historical Economic Growth and Demographic Change Chapter 14.A Conjectural Estimates of Economic Growth in the Lower South, 1720 to 1800, by Peter C. Mancall, Joshua L. Rosenbloom, and Thomas Weiss Chapter 15.A The Value-Added Approach to the Measurement of Economic Growth, by Mark Thomas and Charles Feinstein Chapter 16.A A User's Guide to the Joys and Pitfulls of Cohort Parity Analysis, by Warren C. Sanderson Chapter 17.A Stochastic Dynamic Optimization Models with Random Effects in Parameters:A An Application to the Age at Marriage and Life-Cycle Fertility Control in France Under the Old Regime, by Thomas A. Mroz and David R. Weir A A A A A A A A A A A
