Warren B Bailey
Biographic Data
| ID | 5771788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Warren B Bailey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Warren B |
| FAMILY NAME | Bailey |
| SIGNATURE | BAILEY W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-8579-7066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Explaining premiums for Spanish and Mexican silver coins in Qing and Republican China
We study the pricing of foreign silver coins circulating in China during the period from 1866 to 1924. Spanish and Mexican silver dollar coins often traded at prices substantially larger than their bullion value. These premiums are associated with global economic and political conditions, proxies for Chinese political and banking uncertainty, and seasonal production cycles and market conditions for China’s export commodities. Diagnostic tests usi…
Is Liberalization the Best Medicine
Opium and Empire
On the basis of a new database of stock and commodity prices, along with measures of government revenues, commodity exports and immigration, the article assesses the impact of the opium trade on the economies of colonial Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and China from 1873 to 1911. Stock returns for a few Malayan industries related to international trade are significantly correlated with opium price changes, as are prices for labour-intensive, Chin…
Opium and Empire
On the basis of a new database of stock and commodity prices, along with measures of government revenues, commodity exports and immigration, the article assesses the impact of the opium trade on the economies of colonial Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and China from 1873 to 1911. Stock returns for a few Malayan industries related to international trade are significantly correlated with opium price changes, as are prices for labour-intensive, Chin…
Is Liberalization the Best Medicine
Opium and Empire
On the basis of a new database of stock and commodity prices, along with measures of government revenues, commodity exports and immigration, the article assesses the impact of the opium trade on the economies of colonial Malaya, the Netherlands Indies and China from 1873 to 1911. Stock returns for a few Malayan industries related to international trade are significantly correlated with opium price changes, as are prices for labour-intensive, Chin…
Explaining premiums for Spanish and Mexican silver coins in Qing and Republican China
We study the pricing of foreign silver coins circulating in China during the period from 1866 to 1924. Spanish and Mexican silver dollar coins often traded at prices substantially larger than their bullion value. These premiums are associated with global economic and political conditions, proxies for Chinese political and banking uncertainty, and seasonal production cycles and market conditions for China’s export commodities. Diagnostic tests usi…
China (2 works) · Commodity (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Asian Studies and History (1 work) · Bullion (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Chinese history and philosophy (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Currency (1 work) · Economic theories and models (1 work)