Economics and the Historian [Paperback]

These essays provide a thorough introduction to economics for historians. The authors, all eminent scholars, show how to use economic thinking, economic models, and economic methods to enrich historical research. They examine such vital issues as long-term trends, institutions, laborincluding an engaging dialogue between a labor historian and a labor economistinternational affairs, and money and banking. Scholars and teachers of history will welcome this volume as an introduction and guide to economics, a springboard for their own research, and a lively and provocative source of collateral reading for students at every level.

The combined research experience of these authors encompasses many varieties of economics and covers a kaleidoscopic array of nations, subjects, and time periods. All are expert in presenting the insights and complexities of economics to nonspecialist audiences.

Thomas G. Rawski, the lead author, has written extensively on the economy of China. He is Professor of Economics and History at the University of Pittsburgh.

Economics and the HistorianIssues on the Study of Economic Trends
Institutions and Economic Analysis
Labor Economics and the Historian
The Economics of Choice: Neoclassical Supply and Demand
Macroeconomics: An Introduction for Historians
Money, Banking, and Inflation: An Introduction for Historians
International Economics and the Historian

Developing a dialogue between historians and economists is a crucially important task if we are to improve our understanding of the past. Economists have the tools to be able to provide in-depth analysis, the historians have the meat and substance which is necessary, and a blending of the two is terribly important.Economics and the Historianis a valuable resource for this interchange. Nobel Laureate Douglass C. North, author ofInstitutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance