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      <title>Understanding the rise of regulation during the progressive era: What role for Austrian economics?</title>
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      <description>Title: Understanding the rise of regulation during the progressive era: What role for Austrian economics?
Authors: Law, Marc T.
Abstract: In this article I selectively survey the economic history literature on the rise of regulation in America during the Progressive Era with the goal of identifying how this literature is informed by Austrian economic theory, and how Austrian theory might contribute to our understanding of the origins and growth of the regulatory state. I argue that much of the literature on the origins of Progressive Era regulation is consistent with the positive aspects of Austrian economics, largely because Austrian theory overlaps with public choice theory, the analytical toolkit used by most studies of the rise of regulation. However, the normative implications of Austrian theory regarding the efficiency consequences of regulation are not always supported by the literature on the Progressive Era. I also discuss two ways in which Austrian theory might add to our understanding of the rise of regulation during this period. The first concerns the dynamics of how regulation evolves. The second concerns the role of entrepreneurship within the bureaucracy in shaping the evolution and enforcement of regulation.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dynamics of interventionism and economic development in Quebec before 1854</title>
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      <description>Title: Dynamics of interventionism and economic development in Quebec before 1854
Authors: Geloso, Vincent
Abstract: The theory of interventionism argues that government interventions are inherently destabilizing, which in turn helps explain the growth of government. I argue that the theory of interventionism is also useful for explaining the process of economic growth. At first, an intervention reduces living standards as a level change. However, because the intervention alters entrepreneurial incentives, there is a second effect that decelerates economic growth (Czeglédi 2014). The theory argues that any additional intervention to deal with the distortions generated by initial interventions merely accentuates these two effects. Thus, the dynamics of interventionism entail a cumulative process of divergence. To illustrate this argument, I use the example of milling regulations in colonial Quebec. Directly, these regulations reduced the quantity and quality of milling services. However, indirectly, they altered long-run specialization patterns, notably in dairy production. As dairy exports later boomed due to exogenous factors, this alteration eventually led to greater divergence.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Crawling towards Weber? Mexican state capacity in the nineteenth century</title>
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      <description>Title: Crawling towards Weber? Mexican state capacity in the nineteenth century
Authors: Grier, Robin Marie
Abstract: In this article, I investigate why it was so difficult for nineteenth-century Mexico to develop the institutions necessary for a modern state. Driven by regional warlords and bandits, the country suffered from persistent violence and disorder. Challenging geography and colonial legacies exacerbated the problem. I explore the efforts made by the Mexican government to establish control and the lessons these struggles offer for today's developing nations. By examining these historical dynamics, the Mexican example provides insights into why it is so difficult for developing nations to build effective state capacity and foster economic development.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Deindustrialization of Detroit: The costs of movement</title>
      <link>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/330501</link>
      <description>Title: Deindustrialization of Detroit: The costs of movement
Authors: Battista, Jackson
Abstract: This article takes a further step in identifying a more complete economic history of deindustrialization. Following the extension of the timeline and its divorce from the 1970s, this article examines the reasons for production facility relocation out of Detroit prior to the 1970s with a particular focus on the auto industry. This article uses multiple collections from the Reuther Archives at Wayne State University, as well as a data set built from census wage data, to show that production facilities relocated away from Detroit in search of lower wages and tax costs.</description>
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