This essay–Part II–reconceptualizes the past five centuries as the Capitalocene, the 'age of
capital'. The essay advances two interconnected arguments. First, the exploitation of labor …

How have house prices evolved over the long run? This paper presents annual house
prices for 14 advanced economies since 1870. We show that real house prices stayed …

Geographical factors and transport infrastructure are two of the key determinants that
influence international competitiveness. In this sense, the quality of such infrastructure and …

The history of agricultural trade stretches back more than ten millennia, but it became more
inter‐continental from the 17th century and much denser in the 19th century following the …

How the rise of globalization over the past two centuries helps explain the income gap
between rich and poor countries today. Today's wide economic gap between the …

What has driven trade booms and trade busts in the past and present? We employ a micro-
founded measure of trade frictions consistent with leading trade theories to gauge the …

The two-way link between improved nutrition and higher income is well known. Higher
income allows people to obtain a more varied and nutritious diet. Higher income is …

By David S. Jacks, Christopher M. Meissner, and Dennis Novy* these obstacles to
international trade (James E. Anderson and Eric van Wincoop 2004). For example, research …

Scientific behavior is as common to the humanities as it is to the social sciences—in fact,
many of the humanities are social sciences, a condition that should shame neither party …

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the economics of the business of
maritime transport. It provides an economic explanation of four aspects of maritime transport …