The paper estimates the correlation between tariffs and economic growth in the late 19th
century, in the context of three types of growth equation: unconditional convergence …

Premessa 1.1. Lo spazio regionale come unità d'indagine: ragioni storiche e metodologiche
1.2. Dal meridionalismo classico alla Svimez: un rapido sguardo 1.3. Accentramento …

A free trade port, with elaborate logistics and prominent policy advantages, is a special zone
that falls under the supervision of customs and a combination of China's port and land …

This volume in the New Studies in Economic and Social History series examines Italy's
transformation from a largely rural state in the nineteenth century to today's industrial …

The large body of new statistical data that became available after the 150th anniversary of
Italy's unification permits a re-examination of Italy's economic growth. Up-to-date estimates …

The Zollverein was arguably the most important free trade agreement of the nineteenth
century. Although 1834 is the official date of the Zollverein's establishment, member states …

The Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860 is regarded as central turning point in nineteenth-
century trade policy, inaugurating a free trade era in Western Europe. We reexamine this …

This article reconsiders industrial growth in post-Unification Italy in light of a new set of
sector-specific production estimates. Though still in part provisional, the new series confirm …

This article explores the long-run effect of agricultural policies on industrialisation and
economic development. I analyse the differential effect of the Battle for Grain, implemented …

This chapter gives a broad overview of the literature on the cliometrics of international trade
and market integration. We start by motivating this by looking at the lessons from economic …