"McCloskey and Hersh have produced a useful guide to the literature, and one that meets their stated objective of providing a 'usefully coherent' book which could serve 'as a starting point for further research and as a reminder for reading lists.'" Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Journal of Economic History

• Introduction; 1. Collections, textbooks, and sources; 2. Method; 3. Demography; 4. National accounts; 5. Economic growth; 6. Transportation; 7. Commodity production and industrial organization; 8. Services and consumer demand; 9. Agriculture; 10. International finance and investment; 11. Financial markets; 12. Price indices, inflation, and the money supply; 13. Foreign trade; 14. Technology; 15. Labor supply; 16. Regional and urban studies; 17. Government and politics; Alphabetical listings.

"McCloskey and Hersh have produced a useful guide to the literature, and one that meets their stated objective of providing a 'usefully coherent' book which could serve 'as a starting point for further research and as a reminder for reading lists.'" Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Journal of Economic History

• Introduction; 1. Collections, textbooks, and sources; 2. Method; 3. Demography; 4. National accounts; 5. Economic growth; 6. Transportation; 7. Commodity production and industrial organization; 8. Services and consumer demand; 9. Agriculture; 10. International finance and investment; 11. Financial markets; 12. Price indices, inflation, and the money supply; 13. Foreign trade; 14. Technology; 15. Labor supply; 16. Regional and urban studies; 17. Government and politics; Alphabetical listings.

"McCloskey and Hersh have produced a useful guide to the literature, and one that meets their stated objective of providing a 'usefully coherent' book which could serve 'as a starting point for further research and as a reminder for reading lists.'" Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Journal of Economic History

• Introduction; 1. Collections, textbooks, and sources; 2. Method; 3. Demography; 4. National accounts; 5. Economic growth; 6. Transportation; 7. Commodity production and industrial organization; 8. Services and consumer demand; 9. Agriculture; 10. International finance and investment; 11. Financial markets; 12. Price indices, inflation, and the money supply; 13. Foreign trade; 14. Technology; 15. Labor supply; 16. Regional and urban studies; 17. Government and politics; Alphabetical listings.