Our purpose here is to challenge the "big-bang" approach to economic history in which some alleged institutional imposition - a deus machine - is claimed to launch a series of new economic behaviors. This so-called prime mover is then carried forward by the inexorable forces of path dependency...

Getreide ist ein wichtiges Grundnahrungsmittel. In dieser Dissertation analysiere ich gemeinsam mit meinen Koautoren, wie Mensch und Natur Getreideproduktion und -handel in Deutschland zu verschiedenen Zeiten beeinflussen. Im ersten Papier entwickeln wir einen Ansatz, um die gegenwärtige...

Our purpose here is to challenge the big-bang approach to economic history in which some alleged institutional imposition - a deus machine - is claimed to launch a series of new economic behaviors. This so-called prime mover is then carried forward by the inexorable forces of path dependency to...

Our purpose here is to challenge the big-bang approach to economic history in which some alleged institutional imposition - a deus machine - is claimed to launch a series of new economic behaviors. This so-called prime mover is then carried forward by the inexorable forces of path dependency to...