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DescriptionEconomic history is the study of how economic phenomena evolved in the past. This category contains links to sites offering economic and business histories.

Economic History

American Currency Exhibit (Site) - The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's online exhibit of historical US currency, with contextual information on the related status of the money system, banking, and the economy.
The US Misery Index (Site) - The misery index was initiated by Chicago Economist Robert Barro in the 1970's. It is simply the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a worsening of inflation both create economic and social costs for a country.
The Avalon Project : Charter of the Dutch West India Company : 1621 (Site) - Full text of the Charter of the Dutch West India Company, 1621.
The History Mechanics (Site) - New classification of an economic crisis: stagflation and overproduction. Virrual money. Flaws of the comparative advantage theory. Laws for evolution of economic and political systems.
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day (Site) - Money in its social, political, and economic context from the dawn of history to the end of the 20th century.
Technological Innovation in New Zealand (Site) - The site tells stories about the technologies important to the New Zealand economy in the 20th Century. Most of these technologies were identified by the end of the First World War.
The Leslie Brock Center for the Study of Colonial Currency (Site) - Specializing in information about the paper moneyof the American colonies.
SCETI: Corporate Annual Reports (Site) - This site contains facsimiles of historic corporate annual reports from the Lippincott Library collection at the University of Pennsylvania.
Trade Products in Early Modern History (Site) - Indigo, tulips, beaver, and Brazilwood.
Business History On-Line (Site) - H-Business is an on-line newsletter for the Business History Conference.
The Basics of Business History: 100 Events That Shaped a Century (Site) - A timeline of significant events in business during the 20th century from TheStreet.com.
International Exchanges of Ideas about Taxation Since 1750 (Site) - A research project about the international history of taxation since 1750, based at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Tax History Project (Site) - Provides scholars, policymakers, students, the media, and citizens with information about the history of American taxation. The project pursues its mission through a program of web-based documentary publication and original historical research.
Business History (Site) - Large resource of histories and stories of American business, including audio and video archives, academic and corporate articles, and "fun facts."
History of Economics (Site) - Resources for historians of economic thought provided by EH.Net and the History of Economics Society.
An Analysis of the Communist Manifesto (Site) - A synopsis, analysis and a downloadable copy of the Communist Manifesto along with a short biography of Marx and Engels.
Museum of American Financial History (Site) - Online exhibits and resources chronicling the role of finance and capital markets in American history.
History House: Stories: Tulipomania (Site) - Article discussing the historical value of tulip bulbs.
The History of the Dow Jones Averages (Site) - Information about how Charles Dow devised the now famous stock averages and a chronology of their activity from 1884 to 1995.
Sears Archives (Site) - More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories,and photographs are now available online.
Brain Bank - The Oldest Companies (Site) - The ten oldest companies in the U.S. by Rank.
A History of Taxation (Site) - A history of taxation in various parts of the world.
Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada (Site) - An online directory of archives and other repositories of historical corporate records. Includes directory of professional associations for corporate and industrial archivists.
Economy Professor (Site) - A portal of economic principles covering past and current economic theories and theorists.
Dutch National Accounts, 1800-1913 (Site) - Analysis of the development of the Dutch Economy in the period 1800-1913. Dutch GNP and its components. Historical statistics.
Abstracts in Economic History (Site) - Provides a forum for economic historians to share information about their works.
Beyond Face Value - Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency (Site) - Online exhibit focusing on slavery depicted in money notes issued and circulated in the South during the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction Era.
Economics, Coins and Taxes (Site) - Articles on accounting, money, taxation, and other aspects of economics in antiquity.
History of the Eighties - Lessons for the Future (Site) - A study prepared by the FDIC's Division of Research and Statistics presents a detailed analysis of the complex combination of causes that led to the extraordinary number of bank failures in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Spindletop (Site) - History of the first oil gusher near Beaumont, Texas drilled by Anthony Lucas.
History of Economic Thought (Site) - A repository of links and information on the history of economic thought, from the ancient times until the modern day, designed for those interested in learning about economics from a historical perspective.
How Much is That Worth Today? (Site) - Interactive tool to compare the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from any year to any other year from the 1600s to today.
BPubs.com - Economic History Publications (Site) - A collection of business articles related to Economic History.
Journal of Markets & Morality (Site) - A peer reviewed journal promoting the intellectual exploration of the relationship between economics and morality from both social science and theological perspectives.
Money Museum (Site) - A virtual museum about money in civilization, from antiquity to the present.
Slouching Towards Utopia - Old Draft (Site) - An economic history of the 20th Century.
Current Value of Old Money (Site) - Links to inflation statistics, price indexes, and sources of data on changes in the value of money.
The Working-Class Owner-Occupied House of the 1930s (Site) - MA thesis by Alan Crisp on the growth of housing in the United Kingdom including the economic, political and social history surrounding its development in the 1930s.
Singapore. Socio-economic development . (Site) - Singapore An essay - recent history (1960-1980)- on the subject of the socio-economic development of the city-state Singapore - socio development
History of the Banking Industry (Site) - Published by the FDIC, with statistical information starting in 1934, a list of failed banks, and history of deposit insurance.
Merrimack Films - Features on Labor History (Site) - Merrimack Films was founded in 1983 to produce and distribute films and videos on labor relations.
Paperback Books (Site) - A multi-part, illustrated history of paperback publishing, with special emphasis on the United States.
History of Finnish Industry (Site) - Brief history of Finnish business and industry.
Wall Street Museum (Site) - Presents galleries of art, architecture, and history of investing and finance, including editorial cartoons and sketches of buildings.
Costs and Wages in Great Britain (Site) - Shows what a pence, shilling, and pound was actually worth throughout the history of Great Britain.
Ancient Economies (Site) - A page edited by Morris Silver devoted to the consideration of unsettled or disputed aspects of ancient economies. (Note: Tripod site with popups.)
Treasure and Prices in Spain 1505-1650 (Site) - Provide statistics to test the idea that the price level is related to the inflow of treasure into the Spanish economy.
Stock Market Crash! (Site) - Learn about historic stock market crashes and other economic calamities.
Value of a Shilling in 1860 (Site) - Provides formula for calculating how much a shilling is worth in today's economy.
BizHisto (Site) - Covers the history of various areas of business including accounting, capitalism, and finance.
The Bubble Project (Site) - A collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiative on the subject of the South Sea Bubble, the first great stock-market crash of 1720.
Littlewoods Catalogue History (Site) - Seven decades of Littlewoods catalogues for home shopping in Britain. The social history of Littlewoods mail order business from the early 1930s up to the present day.
Banknotes of Different Countries (In Past and Now) (Site) - Images of currency of Ukraine, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia, USA, Greece, Singapore, and other countries.
Annuity Museum (Site) - Online collection of historical documents and memorabilia about annuities, together with a history of annuities and their role in the development of financial markets and retirement planning.
Economic History of Colonial Latin American and Western US (Site) - Site contains data on mining, prices, wages, agriculture, commerce and government that may be dowloaded. Also colonial treasury accounts known as caja accounts. Extensive economic history bibliography.
Economic History of the World (Site) - A weblog about economic history of the world, together with some history of technology and related entries.
Economic History Association (Site) - Founded in 1940 to encourage and promote teaching, research and publication on every phase of economic history, and to encourage and assist in the preservation and administration of research materials in the field.
The Economic History Society (Site) - The society publishes a periodical and works to promote the study of economic and social history.
Center for International Business History, University of Reading (Site) - News about business history research and information about the center.
History of Economics (Site) - Provides access to resources for teaching, scholarship and research in the history of economics and economic thought.
1987 Stock Market Crash Page (Site) - A look back at the 1987 stock market crash. Provides a description of the event, charts, and an account of the causes they may have led to the 23% decline.