With recourse to archival, printed primary, and secondary sources, this paper reconstructs
global real interest rates on an annual basis going back to the 14th century, covering 78% of …

This paper explores self-control beyond the framework of time discounting, as is
conventional in economics and decision research. Contrary to the notion that self-control …

Why did such highly abstract ideas as truth, knowledge, or justice become so important to
us? What was the point of coming to think in these terms? In The Practical Origins of Ideas …

Religious freedom has become an emblematic value in the West. Embedded in constitutions
and championed by politicians and thinkers across the political spectrum, it is to many an …

This is the most in-depth analysis of inequality and social polarization ever attempted for a
preindustrial society. Using data from the archives of the Venetian Terraferma, and …

Taking advantage of key recent advances in long-run economic and financial data, we
analyze the statistical properties of global long-maturity real interest rates over the past …

Taking advantage of key recent advances in long-run financial and economic data, this
paper analyzes the statistical properties of global long-maturity real interest rates over the …

When the Dutch Celebrate their king's birthday—King's Day, on April 27, a national holiday—
they don't dance in the streets or drink themselves into a stupor (although that can also …

Although David Hume's contributions to philosophy are firmly established, his economics
has been largely overlooked. A Philosopher's Economist offers the definitive account of …

Trade has made the world. Still, trade remains an elusive and profoundly difficult area for
philosophical thought. This novel account of trade justice makes ideas about exploitation …