This paper studies the microfoundations of the so-called "gold device" policy by analysing a new dataset on the Bank of England's operations in the gold market at the heyday of the classical gold standard. It explains that "gold devices" must be understood in connection to the Bank's role as...

The beginnings of central bank cooperation: Tokyo and London, 1895-1914 -- World war and globalization -- Japan emerges as an international creditor, 1915-1918 -- Postwar alignment -- Wall street discovers Japan, Spring 1920 -- Putting the program into action, 1920-1928 -- Making a market:...

Guns and Violence tells a remarkable story of a society's self-destruction, of how a government in a few decades managed to reverse six hundred years of social progress in violence reduction. The book is also a testament to the amazing self-confidence of British governments; Labour and...