Contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the US, including "Air Conditioning, Migration and Climate-related Wage and Rent Differentials"; "The Rail-Guided Vehicles Industry in Italy, 1861-1913: the Burden of the Evidence"; "English Banking and Payments before 1826"; and, "The...

Front Cover -- Research in Economic History -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- A Century of Environmental Legislation -- Introduction -- Theory and Model -- Model -- Historical Evolution of Localized Values Reflected in National Decisions -- Data and Issues...

In this new volume of Research in Economic History, editors Christopher Hanes and Susan Wolcott bring together a cast of expert contributors to vigorously interrogate and analyze historic economics questions, looking across the political economy of the US, European history, and longstanding...

Volume 28 contains articles on the economic history of Europe and the U.S. including "Air Conditioning, Migration and Climate-related Wage and Rent Differentials" by Jeff E. Biddle; "The Rail-Guided Vehicles Industry in Italy, 1861-1913: the Burden of the Evidence" by Carlo Ciccarelli and Stefano...

Volume 33 contains articles on the economic history of Europe, America and Asia and brings new analysis, and newly created datasets to address issues of interest. Two papers focus on the US and contribute to our understanding of the Great Depression.