Economy refers to the management, distribution, usage, and affairs of resources related to a particular group of people, or entities. Questions about economies, or economic history will cover the how and why a particular resource, or state of production occurred in a certain way.
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The importance to ignore Howie Huber's speech over the internet [closed]
It have been known that public have develop despise to Howie Huber for his received bonus.
So, public have shown almost no interest to his received wisdom.
When i type in the "Howie huber love to ...
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Reception of Acemoglu-Robinson 'extractive institutions' thesis?
Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson believe that a great deal about the economic, social, and political life of a country can be explained by the quality of political institutions, especially the degree ...
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What factors enabled the New York Journal to survive the yellow journalism wars?
The height of yellow journalism was a battle waged between the Joseph Pulitzer owned New York World, and the William Hearst owned New York Journal. However, even though these two papers boasted large ...
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Did Demosthenes complain about inflation of prices in philippics?
Did Demosthenes complain about inflation of prices in his philippics caused by Philip II of Macedon's extensive gold mining?
I have heard it somewhere but I can not find any refference.
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How do Friedman and Bernanke's explanations about the causes of the Great Depression compare?
I know that both Friedman and Bernanke wrote papers (or books, in Friedman's case) about the cause of the Great Depression. How do their points of view compare and contrast?
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When Did Commerical Studio Photography Become Common?
I was looking at this Wikipedia article, History of photography, and I wondered when commercial photography studios became common place and affordable for the average person.
According to the ...
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Based on historical experience what would happen if/when the USA/EU fell?
In this video the guy talking mentions that when empires fall. Governance tends to become more local and smallscale(warlords, feudal lords etc) because threats tend to become smallscale and local. And ...
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What is a common reason that Empires fall or collapse and can they be corrected? [duplicate]
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Are there any similarities in what happens when Empires collapse?
The question I have is 2 fold what causes most Empires or Nations to fall other than over powered by a ...
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Why did the British not introduce the sterling in India?
The question is about the adoption of currency during imperialist rule.
Why did the British persist with the local currency, the rupee?
What impediments did the British face in implementing the ...
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What was more expensive to lose in a gladiatorial fight: a gladiator or a rare animal?
We know that, aside from man-to-man combat, gladiatorial fights would often pit human gladiators against wild animals.
Is there any documented historical evidence that would show what was a bigger ...
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Did anyone warn about the potential for stock market crashes in 1929, and if so why were their warnings ignored?
I can't seem to find information about economists, or others, warning about the overheated stock market of the 1920s in the US that would culminate in the stock market crashing on Black Thursday, ...
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How did New York become the financial hub of America?
Why did New York become the financial hub of America, rather than one of the other big cities?
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Credible historic description of how the daily life was for the middle-class during the financial crisis of 1929 [closed]
I am trying to find out how life could change for the middle-class today if we had a high-impact financial crisis. Please help-me / let me know if this question could be rephrased better.
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What was the actual value of tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party?
I'd like to know 2 or 3 of the following 3 metrics:
Actual value in the currency of the time (yes I realize that there were local currencies and in general FX concept was... hard to do).
NPV ...
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What historical situation is comparable to what Europe is currently facing?
I know that this question might get closed, but I will try it, nevertheless. The reason why I am so interested in broad comparisons of historical situations with current ones, is because I believe ...
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What was the reason for inflation in Britain after the Black Death?
According to the Wikipedia article Ordinance of Labourers 1349
During this outbreak [of Black Death], an estimated 30-40% of the population died. The decline in population left surviving workers ...
