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The Oxford handbook of American economic history. Vol. 2 / edited by Louis P. Cain, Price V. Fishback, and Paul W. Rhode.
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- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Oxford handbooks in history.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of American economic history
- American economic history
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Capturing the main research areas in the field of American Economic History, this handbook consists of 37 chapters divided into five sections. Topics covered include: population and health, demographic research including disease and sanitation, immigration, and health policy research; production and structural change, agriculture, manufacturing, and services, how business has been organized over time and how executives have been compensated; factors of production, questions of labor (and retirement), capital, and natural resources; technology and urbanization, innovation and patenting, technology, and energy, urbanization, housing, and professional team sports; government and economic policy, macroeconomic policy (monetary, fiscal, and trade) and microeconomic policy (property rights, antitrust and regulation, and welfare).
- Contents:
- Housing in American Economic History / Kenneth Snowden
- Innovation and Patents in American Economic History / Petra Moser
- Transportation in American Economic History / Jeremy Atack
- The New Deal in American Economic History / Price V. Fishback
- Welfare Policy: The Public Safety Net in American Economic History / Price V. Fishback
- The Record of Economic Growth, Business Cycles, and Economic Policies in American Economic History / Lee Ohanian
- The Environment in American Economic History / Karen Clay
- Property Rights in American Economic History / Gary Libecap
- Urbanization in the Untied States, 1800-2000 / Leah Boustan
- The Civil War in American Economic History / Roger Ransom
- Trade Policy in American Economic History / Doug Irwin
- Professional Team Sports in American Economic History / Stanley L. Engerman
- Antitrust and Regulation in American Economic History / Brooks Kaiser
- Government and Fiscal Policy in American Economic History / John Joseph Wallis
- Two World Wars in American Economic History / Price V. Fishback, Taylor A. Jaworski
- Banking and Monetary Policy in American Economic History up to the Formation of the Federal Reserve / Gary Richardson
- Banking and Monetary Policy in American Economic History from the Formation of the Federal Reserve / Peter Rousseau
- Energy in American Economic History / Carl Kitchens
- The U.S. Constitution in American Economic History / Robert McGuire.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 10, 2018).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780190059798
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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