Karl Gunnar Persson
Biographic Data
| ID | 962210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karl Gunnar Persson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karl Gunnar |
| FAMILY NAME | Persson |
| SIGNATURE | PERSSON K G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Cambridge History of Capitalism: From Ancient Origins To 1848
The first volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism provides a comprehensive account of the evolution of capitalism from its earliest beginnings. Starting with its distant origins in ancient Babylon, successive chapters trace progression up to the 'Promised Land' of capitalism in America. Adopting a wide geographical coverage and comparative perspective, the international team of authors discuss the contributions of Greek, Roman, and Asian ci…
Feeding the British: Convergence and Market Efficiency in the Nineteenth-Century Grain Trade
This paper traces the evolution of the international market for wheat, from an emerging market structure after the repeal of the corn laws to a mature market characterized by efficient arbitrage after the introduction of the transatlantic telegraph and the growth of trade. Efficiency is documented using traditional price gap accounting as well as error correction modelling. Markets which traded directly with each other as well as markets which di…
Institutions and the path to the modern economy: Lessons from medieval trade - By Avner Greif
Grain Markets in Europe, 1500–1900: Integration and Deregulation
In this 1999 book, Karl Gunnar Persson surveys a broad sweep of economic history, examining one of the most crucial markets - grain. His analysis allows him to draw more general lessons, for example that liberalization of markets was linked to political authoritarianism. Grain Markets in Europe traces the markets' early regulation, their poor performance and the frequent market failures. Price volatility caused by harvest shocks was of major conc…
Grain Storage in Early Modern Europe
Scholars have long held strong views about the nature and extent of grain storage in early modern Europe. Direct evidence on the issue is quite poor and inconclusive. 1 Randall Nielsen's ambitious attempt at solving the problem in a recent issue of this JOURNAL therefore deserves serious attention. 2 Like others before him, Nielsen uses inferences from price behavior in assessing the nature of grain storage. Nielsen identifies three distinguishin…
The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe
Karl Gunnar Persson, The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe, The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Nov., 1996), pp. 692-714
On corn, Turgot, and elasticities: The case for deregulation of grain markets in mid-eighteenth century France
A group of French enlightenment intellectuals, ‘les economistes’ developed a novel argument for market integration and free trade in that they argued, and Turgot most vigorously, that the potential effect was to diminish price volatility in grain markets. Price volatility created severe welfare losses for the public and disincentive effects (lower profits) for producers. In a given segmented market all producers were equally affected by supply sh…
Was there a productivity gap between fourteenth-century Italy and England
The inevitability of feudalism — a reply
Francesco Galassi's intervention in this debate is most welcome since he brings into it his knowledge of contractual arrangements in agriculture south of the Alps, which may make the institutional solutions north of the Alps seem less general than first believed
Was feudalism inevitable
This is an essay in the philosophy of history, more specifically in the tenability of the main theses of historical materialism.1 Now, a cynic might remark that the state of the philosophy of history in general and historical materialism in particular is such that what arethe main theses is still not agreed upon. To avoid an endless and fruitless discussion I will simply postulate that the rigorous reconstruction made by G. A. Cohen in Karl Marx'…
Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe
Journal Article Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe Get access Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe. By KARL GUNNAR PERSSON. (Oxford and New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988. Pp. viii + 159. £25.00 hardback. ISBN 0631 14963 5.) Richard M. Smith Richard M. Smith All Souls College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
Pre-Industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe
Pre-Industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe
The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe
Karl Gunnar Persson, The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe, The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Nov., 1996), pp. 692-714
Feeding the British: Convergence and Market Efficiency in the Nineteenth-Century Grain Trade
This paper traces the evolution of the international market for wheat, from an emerging market structure after the repeal of the corn laws to a mature market characterized by efficient arbitrage after the introduction of the transatlantic telegraph and the growth of trade. Efficiency is documented using traditional price gap accounting as well as error correction modelling. Markets which traded directly with each other as well as markets which di…
Grain Storage in Early Modern Europe
Scholars have long held strong views about the nature and extent of grain storage in early modern Europe. Direct evidence on the issue is quite poor and inconclusive. 1 Randall Nielsen's ambitious attempt at solving the problem in a recent issue of this JOURNAL therefore deserves serious attention. 2 Like others before him, Nielsen uses inferences from price behavior in assessing the nature of grain storage. Nielsen identifies three distinguishin…
Pre-Industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe
Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe
Journal Article Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe Get access Pre-industrial Economic Growth: Social Organization and Technological Progress in Europe. By KARL GUNNAR PERSSON. (Oxford and New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988. Pp. viii + 159. £25.00 hardback. ISBN 0631 14963 5.) Richard M. Smith Richard M. Smith All Souls College, Oxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
Was feudalism inevitable
This is an essay in the philosophy of history, more specifically in the tenability of the main theses of historical materialism.1 Now, a cynic might remark that the state of the philosophy of history in general and historical materialism in particular is such that what arethe main theses is still not agreed upon. To avoid an endless and fruitless discussion I will simply postulate that the rigorous reconstruction made by G. A. Cohen in Karl Marx'…
The inevitability of feudalism — a reply
Francesco Galassi's intervention in this debate is most welcome since he brings into it his knowledge of contractual arrangements in agriculture south of the Alps, which may make the institutional solutions north of the Alps seem less general than first believed
On corn, Turgot, and elasticities: The case for deregulation of grain markets in mid-eighteenth century France
A group of French enlightenment intellectuals, ‘les economistes’ developed a novel argument for market integration and free trade in that they argued, and Turgot most vigorously, that the potential effect was to diminish price volatility in grain markets. Price volatility created severe welfare losses for the public and disincentive effects (lower profits) for producers. In a given segmented market all producers were equally affected by supply sh…
Was there a productivity gap between fourteenth-century Italy and England
The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe
Karl Gunnar Persson, The Seven Lean Years, Elasticity Traps, and Intervention in Grain Markets in Pre-Industrial Europe, The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 49, No. 4 (Nov., 1996), pp. 692-714
Grain Markets in Europe, 1500–1900: Integration and Deregulation
In this 1999 book, Karl Gunnar Persson surveys a broad sweep of economic history, examining one of the most crucial markets - grain. His analysis allows him to draw more general lessons, for example that liberalization of markets was linked to political authoritarianism. Grain Markets in Europe traces the markets' early regulation, their poor performance and the frequent market failures. Price volatility caused by harvest shocks was of major conc…
Grain Storage in Early Modern Europe
Scholars have long held strong views about the nature and extent of grain storage in early modern Europe. Direct evidence on the issue is quite poor and inconclusive. 1 Randall Nielsen's ambitious attempt at solving the problem in a recent issue of this JOURNAL therefore deserves serious attention. 2 Like others before him, Nielsen uses inferences from price behavior in assessing the nature of grain storage. Nielsen identifies three distinguishin…
Institutions and the path to the modern economy: Lessons from medieval trade - By Avner Greif
Feeding the British: Convergence and Market Efficiency in the Nineteenth-Century Grain Trade
This paper traces the evolution of the international market for wheat, from an emerging market structure after the repeal of the corn laws to a mature market characterized by efficient arbitrage after the introduction of the transatlantic telegraph and the growth of trade. Efficiency is documented using traditional price gap accounting as well as error correction modelling. Markets which traded directly with each other as well as markets which di…
The Cambridge History of Capitalism: From Ancient Origins To 1848
The first volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism provides a comprehensive account of the evolution of capitalism from its earliest beginnings. Starting with its distant origins in ancient Babylon, successive chapters trace progression up to the 'Promised Land' of capitalism in America. Adopting a wide geographical coverage and comparative perspective, the international team of authors discuss the contributions of Greek, Roman, and Asian ci…
Economics (9 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic history (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Agricultural economics (3 works) · Financial economics (3 works) · Historical Economic and Legal Thought (3 works) · Macroeconomics (3 works) · Politics (3 works)