Research in Economic History

• Introduction (A. Field). The global diffusion of the sewing machine, 1850-1914 (A. Godley). The size of the U.S. armed forces during World War II: Feasibility and war planning (M. Edelstein). Bankruptcy, debt, and the macroeconomy, 1919-1946 (A. Field). Roosevelt, Warren and the gold buying program of 1933 (S. Sumner). Scattering as insurance: a robust explanation of open fields? (C. Bekar). On the biological standard of living of eighteenth century Americans: taller richer healthier (J. Komlos). Conflicting visions: the American Civil War as a revolutionary event (R.L. Ransom, R. Sutch).

A.J. Field ...Seven papers blend systematic empirical research with consideration of broader theoretical and analytic issues. Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 40, No.2