Working Papers in Economic and Social History
The working papers series was launched in March 2012 as a showcase for the unpublished research of Cambridge economic and social historians, including academic staff, students, and visitors. To view a paper, click on the relevant link below.
2013
15. Giffen behaviour in Irish famine markets: an empirical study
Charles Read
May 2013
14. War, conquest and local merchants: the role of credit in the peripheral military administration of the Hispanic monarchy during the first half of the sixteenth century
José Miguel Escribano Páez
March 2013
13. The Black Swan of the Golden Periphery: The Ottoman Empire during the Classical Gold Standard Era
Ali Coşkun Tunçer
March 2013
12. Family reconstitution in an urban context: some observations and methods
Gill Newton
January 2013
2012
11. Stabilizing monetary systems: sterling's currency and credit markets from the 12th to the 21st century
Anthony Hotson
September 2012
10. Britain's money supply experiment, 1971-73
Duncan Needham
September 2012
9. Farewell to prices and incomes policies: Conservative economic policy-making, 1974-79
Adrian Williamson
September 2012
8. Mistresses and marriage: or, a short history of the Mrs
Amy Louise Erickson
July 2012
7. Marital status and economic activity: interpreting spinsters, wives, and widows in pre-census population listings
Amy Louise Erickson
July 2012
6. The First Global Emerging Markets Investor: Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust 1880-1913
David Chambers and Rui Esteves
July 2012
5. Pledging and Credit Markets in Medieval England
Chris Briggs and Mark Koyama
March 2012
4. The Creation of a ‘Census’ of Adult Male Employment for England and Wales for 1817
P.M. Kitson, L.Shaw-Taylor, E.A. Wrigley, R.S. Davies. G. Newton, and A.E.M. Satchell
March 2012
3. Housing and Private Outside Space in Nineteenth Century England
Zoe Crisp
March 2012
2. Retail Ratios in the Netherlands, c.1670-c.1815
Danielle van den Heuvel and Sheilagh Ogilvie
March 2012
1. Choices and Constraints in the Pre-Industrial Countryside
Sheilagh Ogilvie
March 2012
All comments about individual working papers should be addressed to their authors.
To enquire about submitting a working paper, contact the editorial board at cdb23@cam.ac.uk. The editorial board is Chris Briggs, D'Maris Coffman, Adrian Leonard, and Cristiano Ristuccia.
Disclaimer: It is the responsibility of authors to ensure that no copyright agreements are infringed by publication of working papers. Neither the editorial board nor University of Cambridge accept any liability in this respect.
