The Nutritional status of the plains Indians was relatively high because they lived close to a rich supply of proteins: the bison. Same patterns can be observed in other pre- and early-industrial societies.

Examines the effect of the growth standard on the policies and credibility of the Austro-Hungarian Central Bank.

The first known experiment with an exchange rate band took place in Austria- Hungary between 1896 and 1914. The rationale for introducing this policy rested on precisely those intuitions that the modern literature has emphasized: the band was designed to secure both exchange rate stability and...

Argues that the biological standard of living did not improve in the Soviet Union as much as it did in other European countries.