This paper provides a methodological contribution to the study of historical income inequality by examining the construction and use of social tables for the nineteenth century. In a period when modern household surveys were absent, social tables represent one of the only feasible approaches for...

We define applied economic history as the systematic use of historical reasoning to address economic policy problems. Building on work in applied history, we argue that economic history contributes to policy not by offering ready-made lessons, but by disciplining the narratives and analogies...

We define applied economic history as the systematic use of historical reasoning to address economic policy problems. Building on work in applied history, we argue that economic history contributes to policy not by offering ready-made lessons, but by disciplining the narratives and analogies...

Introduction Research Topics and Analytical Framework -- History of Globalism of Hegemonic Countries and Its Influences -- Overview of the Total System of Business Management in Germany Comparison of Periods of the Second Reich the Weimar Republic National Socialism and the Postwar Era --...