This article examines the evolution of wealth inequality in Sweden from 1750 to 1900,
contributing both to the debate on early modern and modern inequality and to the general …

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Ottoman Empire endured long periods
of warfare, facing intense financial pressures and new international mercantile and …

While studies indicate that economic inequality increased in the early modern period, it is
debated whether this applied to all regions, and what the causes of change were. This paper …

This article uses a novel database of Ottoman probates and examines some of the
methodological difficulties that arise in very long-term analysis. Wealth statistics, spanning …

Most research on inequality in pre-industrial economies has focused on either wealth or
income, generating not readily comparable results. In this paper, we use a unique data set of …

This study investigates the effects of cash waqf-financed services on capital levels in
Rumelia from a long-term perspective by employing quantitative information obtained from …

This article examines the accumulation, temporal variation, and inequality of wealth in the
Ottoman judiciary between the late seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. Using …

Artykuł poświęcony jest analizie zróżnicowania majątkowego mieszkańców Grodna w roku
1794. Współczynnik Giniego wynoszący 0, 77 wskazuje na istnienie znacznych dysproporcji …

Most research on the history of inequality in pre-industrial economies has focused on either
wealth or income. Characterizing the distribution of wealth (resp., income) is problematic …

This article studies how the emergence of new political elites and changes in land tenure
relationships shaped the socio-economic profile of local credit markets in the Ottoman …