Tomas Nonnenmacher
Biographic Data
| ID | 604166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tomas Nonnenmacher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Nonnenmacher |
| SIGNATURE | NONNENMACHER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Allegheny College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6141-9794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Internal Migration to Yucatán, Mexico: Moving for Security
Between 2000 and 2020, over one-third of the population increase of Yucatán’s capital city, Mérida, was due to the increase in the population born in another state in Mexico. Compared to the rest of Mexico and to Yucatán’s historical patterns, the growth in the out-of-state population during this time period has been unusual and dramatic. We focus on one explanation for this growth: the increase in criminal violence and insecurity in the rest of …
Institutional and Organizational Analysis: Concepts and Applications
What explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patt…
The Organization of Hacienda Labor during the Mexican Revolution: Evidence from Yucatán
Beginning in 1914, Yucatecan revolutionary governors promulgated a series of decrees that liberated and regulated labor on henequen haciendas. The first of these decrees banned debt peonage, immediately weakening the pre-revolutionary labor regime, which was based on a mixture of paternalism and coercion. Using census and hacienda data, we show how hacendados and workers adapted to institutional changes and market shocks, allowing output and inve…
Coercion, Culture, and Contracts: Labor and Debt on Henequen Haciendas in Yucatán, Mexico, 1870–1915
The henequen boom coincided with the rule of Porfirio Díaz (1876–1911). During the boom, many Maya in Yucatan lost their rights to land and moved to henequen haciendas. As part of the implicit contract with hacendados , peons accumulated large debts at the time of marriage, most of which were never repaid. We argue that the debts bound workers to the hacienda as part of a system of paternalism and that more productive workers incurred more debt. …
From Silver to Cocaine: Latin American Commodity Chains and the Building of the World Economy, 1500 - 2000
Since the time of Columbus, commodities have been the main economic link between Latin America and the rest of the world. Many of these commodities began their careers as luxuries in North America and Europe, but growing supply and changing demand would turn them into necessities. An astounding array of market and organizational forms arose to bring these goods to market. To fully understand the histories of Latin American commodities, the book’s…
Who Should Govern Congress? Access to Power and the Salary Grab of 1873
We examine the politics of the "Salary Grab" of 1873, legislation that increased congressional salaries retroactively by 50 percent. A group of New England and Midwestern elites opposed the Salary Grab, along with congressional franking and patronage-based civil service appointments, as part of a reform effort to reshape "who should govern Congress." Our analyses of congressional voting confirm the existence of this nonparty elite coalition. Alth…
Social reformers and regulation: The prohibition of cigarettes in the United States and Canada
State Promotion and Regulation of the Telegraph Industry, 1845–1860
Construction on the first commercial telegraph line in the United States began in 1845. Over the next 15 years, states promoted and regulated the industry through a variety of statutes. This article explores the patterns of telegraph legislation over time and across states. The patterns of telegraph legislation are shown to fit general regulatory patterns of economic activity during the nineteenth century
A Theoretical Basis for 19th-Century Changes to the Port of New York Imported Goods Auction
In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906
Law, Emerging Techonology, and Market Structure: The Developement of the Telegraph Industry, 1838-1868
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Coercion, Culture, and Contracts: Labor and Debt on Henequen Haciendas in Yucatán, Mexico, 1870–1915
The henequen boom coincided with the rule of Porfirio Díaz (1876–1911). During the boom, many Maya in Yucatan lost their rights to land and moved to henequen haciendas. As part of the implicit contract with hacendados , peons accumulated large debts at the time of marriage, most of which were never repaid. We argue that the debts bound workers to the hacienda as part of a system of paternalism and that more productive workers incurred more debt. …
Social reformers and regulation: The prohibition of cigarettes in the United States and Canada
State Promotion and Regulation of the Telegraph Industry, 1845–1860
Construction on the first commercial telegraph line in the United States began in 1845. Over the next 15 years, states promoted and regulated the industry through a variety of statutes. This article explores the patterns of telegraph legislation over time and across states. The patterns of telegraph legislation are shown to fit general regulatory patterns of economic activity during the nineteenth century
In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906
Who Should Govern Congress? Access to Power and the Salary Grab of 1873
We examine the politics of the "Salary Grab" of 1873, legislation that increased congressional salaries retroactively by 50 percent. A group of New England and Midwestern elites opposed the Salary Grab, along with congressional franking and patronage-based civil service appointments, as part of a reform effort to reshape "who should govern Congress." Our analyses of congressional voting confirm the existence of this nonparty elite coalition. Alth…
A Theoretical Basis for 19th-Century Changes to the Port of New York Imported Goods Auction
Law, Emerging Techonology, and Market Structure: The Developement of the Telegraph Industry, 1838-1868
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Internal Migration to Yucatán, Mexico: Moving for Security
Between 2000 and 2020, over one-third of the population increase of Yucatán’s capital city, Mérida, was due to the increase in the population born in another state in Mexico. Compared to the rest of Mexico and to Yucatán’s historical patterns, the growth in the out-of-state population during this time period has been unusual and dramatic. We focus on one explanation for this growth: the increase in criminal violence and insecurity in the rest of …
The Organization of Hacienda Labor during the Mexican Revolution: Evidence from Yucatán
Beginning in 1914, Yucatecan revolutionary governors promulgated a series of decrees that liberated and regulated labor on henequen haciendas. The first of these decrees banned debt peonage, immediately weakening the pre-revolutionary labor regime, which was based on a mixture of paternalism and coercion. Using census and hacienda data, we show how hacendados and workers adapted to institutional changes and market shocks, allowing output and inve…
Law, Emerging Techonology, and Market Structure: The Developement of the Telegraph Industry, 1838-1868
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906
A Theoretical Basis for 19th-Century Changes to the Port of New York Imported Goods Auction
State Promotion and Regulation of the Telegraph Industry, 1845–1860
Construction on the first commercial telegraph line in the United States began in 1845. Over the next 15 years, states promoted and regulated the industry through a variety of statutes. This article explores the patterns of telegraph legislation over time and across states. The patterns of telegraph legislation are shown to fit general regulatory patterns of economic activity during the nineteenth century
Social reformers and regulation: The prohibition of cigarettes in the United States and Canada
Who Should Govern Congress? Access to Power and the Salary Grab of 1873
We examine the politics of the "Salary Grab" of 1873, legislation that increased congressional salaries retroactively by 50 percent. A group of New England and Midwestern elites opposed the Salary Grab, along with congressional franking and patronage-based civil service appointments, as part of a reform effort to reshape "who should govern Congress." Our analyses of congressional voting confirm the existence of this nonparty elite coalition. Alth…
From Silver to Cocaine: Latin American Commodity Chains and the Building of the World Economy, 1500 - 2000
Since the time of Columbus, commodities have been the main economic link between Latin America and the rest of the world. Many of these commodities began their careers as luxuries in North America and Europe, but growing supply and changing demand would turn them into necessities. An astounding array of market and organizational forms arose to bring these goods to market. To fully understand the histories of Latin American commodities, the book’s…
Coercion, Culture, and Contracts: Labor and Debt on Henequen Haciendas in Yucatán, Mexico, 1870–1915
The henequen boom coincided with the rule of Porfirio Díaz (1876–1911). During the boom, many Maya in Yucatan lost their rights to land and moved to henequen haciendas. As part of the implicit contract with hacendados , peons accumulated large debts at the time of marriage, most of which were never repaid. We argue that the debts bound workers to the hacienda as part of a system of paternalism and that more productive workers incurred more debt. …
The Organization of Hacienda Labor during the Mexican Revolution: Evidence from Yucatán
Beginning in 1914, Yucatecan revolutionary governors promulgated a series of decrees that liberated and regulated labor on henequen haciendas. The first of these decrees banned debt peonage, immediately weakening the pre-revolutionary labor regime, which was based on a mixture of paternalism and coercion. Using census and hacienda data, we show how hacendados and workers adapted to institutional changes and market shocks, allowing output and inve…
Institutional and Organizational Analysis: Concepts and Applications
What explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patt…
Internal Migration to Yucatán, Mexico: Moving for Security
Between 2000 and 2020, over one-third of the population increase of Yucatán’s capital city, Mérida, was due to the increase in the population born in another state in Mexico. Compared to the rest of Mexico and to Yucatán’s historical patterns, the growth in the out-of-state population during this time period has been unusual and dramatic. We focus on one explanation for this growth: the increase in criminal violence and insecurity in the rest of …
Economics (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · State (computer science (3 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (2 works)