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This 23 page thesis examines the problem of railroad consolidation in the United States and presents an outline of a proposed merger.

Transportation Act of 1920 Interstate Commerce Commission Reading Railroad System Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh Valley Joseph B. Eastman Business Economic History Economics Industrial Organization Social and Behavioral Sciences Transportation

Famine Irish famine Cork Ireland Giffen good markets Economic History law of demand

The Free Banking Era, noted for numerous bank failures and large creditor losses, has been traditionally viewed as the experiment in laissez-faire banking that failed. Current researchers have found evidence suggesting that bank...

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This 37 page senior thesis examines government-controlled economic cartels from various countries, especially Germany, following the end of World War II.

international cartels competition monopolies German industry Great Britain Economic policies Economic History economic policy Economics International Economics International Relations Political Economy Social and Behavioral Sciences

A recent study by Kenneth Ng (1988) challenges the view that free banking laws lowered barriers to entry. The authors' study examines bank entry and capital formation in free and nonfree banking states during the free banking...

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This 38 page thesis examines the history of the banking system in the United States and its problems.

Great Depression recession of 1937 banking system Politics Federal Reserve Act Elasticity Business Economic History Economics finance Social and Behavioral Sciences

This 62 page thesis examines Brazil's history, resources, industrialization and relations with the United States.

Brazil latin America World War II products trade currency control Agricultural and Resource Economics Economic History Economics International Economics Latin American History Social and Behavioral Sciences

The New England antebellum banking market was examined to understand the interaction of political ideology and economic forces. With each state controlling bank entry, hence the money supply, political ideology could impede the...

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Rolnick and Weber found that a sharp decline in asset prices led to bank panics and, ultimately, bank failures during the free banking era. An examination of New York and Wisconsin free bank portfolios prior to a fall in asset...

Free Banking Era bank failures bond prices New York Wisconsin bank notes specie deposits liquidity risk Business Economic History Economics Finance and Financial Management Regional Economics

This 55 page thesis examines the history and economic impact of railroads in the United States as well as problems facing the industry.

federal regulation railways Interstate Commerce Act Transportation Pullman Company Design Business Economic History Economics Industrial Organization Social and Behavioral Sciences

Free banks in Illinois could issue bank notes backed by state or U.S. bond collateral. A decline in bond prices as the Civil War approached resulted in banks being unable to redeem their noteholders in gold specie and...

finance Economic History civil war Illinois banks risk bonds Business Economic History Economics Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History

The deregulation of the banking market is a frequently debated policy issue. Proponents of deregulation claim that free market forces would improve market efficiency. The basis for their argument is grounded in the work and...

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Illinois had a dismal free banking experience, with over 80% of its free banks failing by the start of the Civil War. Researchers agree that a dramatic change in bond prices was the catalyst, and some have shown that the...

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General Purpose Technologies economic growth Economic History productivity Long Swings

An investigative study into the diverging economies of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. A greater focus is placed on the divergence point of the 1960s where two authoritarian leaders both ruled the country.

Developmental Economics Francois Duvalier Rafael Trujillo Hispanola Haiti Dominican Republic Economic History Economics

This 48 page thesis examines the Marshall Plan for European recovery following World War II.

World War II Marshall Plan world trade Tariffs Aldrich Plan Krug Report Business Economic History Economics European History International Economics Social and Behavioral Sciences

This 80 page thesis examines the impact of transportation on the economy of the United States, with special emphasis on railway development.

transportation industry economic development utility rail system Commerce mergers Business Economic History Economics infrastructure Labor Relations Social and Behavioral Sciences Transportation

This 78 page senior thesis examines the rate of Japan's economic growth since World War II.

Japan Imports Exports Manufacturing economic growth industrial production Asian History Asian Studies Economic History Economics Growth and Development International Economics Social and Behavioral Sciences