Medieval Microcredit? Pledging and Rural Credit in England During the Middle Ages
How did credit markets emerged in medieval England? This is the puzzle addressed in this paper.
Coinage and Monetary Policies in Burgundian Flanders during the late-medieval ‘Bullion Famines’, 1384 – 1482
Coinage and Monetary Policies in Burgundian Flanders during the late-medieval ‘Bullion Famines’, 1384 – 1482 By John Munro Published Online (2009) Abstract: This paper…
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary Kapelle, William Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9 (1992) Abstract In 1086 the Normans made a…
The Financial Reforms of Sultan Qāytbāy
The Financial Reforms of Sultan Qāytbāy By Igarashi Daisuke Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009) Introduction: The expansion of the Ottoman Empire from the middle of…
Medieval Economics for the Peasant
The first part of the podcast provides an overview of how a typical medieval economy worked, including the role of guilds, knights and peasants.
The Economic Role of the State in the Classical Islamic Literature: The Views of Ibn Taimiyah
The Economic Role of the State in the Classical Islamic Literature: The Views of Ibn Taimiyah By Bassam Abu Al-Foul, and Mohamed Soliman Digest of…
Merchant Banking in the Medieval and Early Modern Economy
This paper describes the evolution of merchant banks – merchants who specialized in remittance and credit.
The Rise And Fall of Markets in Southeast England
The Rise And Fall of Markets in Southeast England By Mate Mavis Canadian Journal of History, Vol.31:2 (1996) Abstract: This article discusses the…
The Mobilization of Labour in the Milling Industry of Thirteenth- and Early Fourteenth-century England
The Mobilization of Labour in the Milling Industry of Thirteenth- and Early Fourteenth-century England By John Langdon Canadian Journal of History, Vol.31:2 (1996)…
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…