Market Towns and the Countryside in Late Medieval England
The shape of hinterlands was influenced by a number of geographical and economic factors. Analysis of debts and records of trade contacts allows us to define the urban hierarchy and the extent of competition between towns.
Transferring Technical Knowledge and Innovating in Europe, c.1200-c.1800
Transferring Technical Knowledge and Innovating in Europe, c.1200-c.1800 By Stephan Epstein Working Paper(2005) Abstract: The role of technology in the transition from premodern…
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages
“A knight from Flanders”. Noble migration and integration in the North in the late Middle Ages By Anu Lahtinen Immigration and emigration in historical…
Fiduciary Media and Banking in Medieval Venice Revisited
Fiduciary Media and Banking in Medieval Venice Revisited By Richard C B Johnsson Mises Institute Working Papers (2002) Abstract: At the center of the trade…
Standardized Latin and Medieval Economic Growth
Traditional explanations for Western Europe’s demographic growth in the High Middle Ages are unable to explain the rise in per-capita income that accompanied observed population changes.
Factor Markets in England before the Black Death
Factor Markets in England before the Black Death By Bruce Campbell Paper given at The Rise, Organization, and Institutional Framework of Factor Markets…
Prices and Wages in India (1200-1800): Source Material, Historiography and New Directions
Prices and Wages in India (1200-1800): Source Material, Historiography and New Directions By Najaf Haider Paper given at Towards a Global History of…
Urban Real Wages in Constantinople-Istanbul, 1100-2000
Urban Real Wages in Constantinople-Istanbul, 1100-2000 By Sevket Pamuk Paper given at Towards a Global History of Prices and Wages (2004) Introduction: One…
Prices in the Medieval Near East and Europe
This phase of growth came to a stop with the Black Death beginning in 1347. Population declined, as well as agricultural and industrial production. The Near East suffered from impoverishment during the second half of the fifteenth century, according to Ashtor. Grain prices fell because of declining demand. Compared to the previous century, standards of living were reduced for the great majority.
Labour, Productivity, Wages in Italy, 1270-1913
Labour, Productivity, Wages in Italy, 1270-1913 By Paolo Malanima Paper given at Towards a Global History of Prices and Wages (2004) Introduction: Despite…
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Living Costs of the Rich versus the Poor in England, 1209-1869
This paper reports work in progress towards an attempt to measure the cost of living in England for those with consumption patterns similar to modern European consumers from 1209 to 1869.
Coins, Money of Account and Price Movements: The Lower Rhine Region in a European Context: 1350-1800
Coins, Money of Account and Price Movements: The Lower Rhine Region in a European Context: 1350-1800 By Rainer Metz Historical Social Research /…
Tambralinga’s Long Thirteenth Century and the Southeast Asian Commercial Boom
Tambralinga’s Long Thirteenth Century and the Southeast Asian Commercial Boom By Fukami Sumio XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: My present research focus is the…
Women’s Property Rights in Islamic Law and the Debate over Islamic Economic Performance
Women’s Property Rights in Islamic Law and the Debate over Islamic Economic Performance By Maya Shatzmiller XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Synopsis: Using court…
Transferring Technical Knowledge and Innovating in Europe, c.1200-c.1800
Transferring Technical Knowledge and Innovating in Europe, c.1200-c.1800 By Stephen Epstein XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: The role of technology in the transition…
From a commercial peasant economy towards a commercial economy: landscape and society in coastal Flanders (13th-16th centuries)
From a commercial peasant economy towards a commercial economy: landscape and society in coastal Flanders (13th-16th centuries) By Tim Soens, Alexander Lehouck, Nele Vanslembrouck,…
Historical landscape research and regional institutional history in the transition debate. A case study in coastal Flanders
Historical landscape research and regional institutional history in the transition debate. A case study in coastal Flanders By Dries Tys XIV International Economic History…
Intra-regional diversification of society, economy and cultural landscape in Late Medieval Drenthe (Northeast Netherlands)
Intra-regional diversification of society, economy and cultural landscape in Late Medieval Drenthe (Northeast Netherlands) By Theo Spek XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: In many…
What does landscape history contribute to our understanding of economic history?
What does landscape history contribute to our understanding of economic history? By Christopher Dyer XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: This paper focuses on…
The medieval invention of emancipating credit
The medieval invention of emancipating credit By Maria Giuseppna Muzzarelli XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: The history of solidaristic credit, which…
Luxury and ultra-luxury consumption in later Medieval and Early Modern Dress: relative values of woollen textiles in the Low Countries and England, 1350-1550
Luxury and ultra-luxury consumption in later Medieval and Early Modern Dress: relative values of woollen textiles in the Low Countries and England, 1350-1550…
The Egyptian Specie Market and the Gold Crisis of the Fifteenth Century
The Egyptian Specie Market and the Gold Crisis of the Fifteenth Century By Ian Blanchard Lecture presented at the École des Hautes Études en…
Medieval Crafts, Guilds and Industrial Development: Central-Western European Comparison
Medieval Crafts, Guilds and Industrial Development: Central-Western European Comparison By Ian Blachard Lecture given at the Medieval Economic History of Hungary as reflected by…
Peasant Credit Market in Poland in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (15th and 16th centuries)
Peasant Credit Market in Poland in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period (15th and 16th centuries) By Piotr Guzowski XIV International…
The Influence of Information Costs on the Integration of Financial Markets: Northern Europe, 1350-1560
The Influence of Information Costs on the Integration of Financial Markets: Northern Europe, 1350-1560 By Oliver Volckat XIV International Economic History Congress (2006)…