Enterprising America:
Organized by William J. Collins and Robert A. Margo
December 14, 2013

Saturday, December 14

1

Revisiting American Exceptionalism: Business Organizational Forms and Corporate Governance in Comparative Perspective

Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University and NBER

2

Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-century Massachusetts

Eric Hilt, Wellesley College and NBER

3

The Evolution of Bank Boards of Directors in New York, 1840-1950

Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University and NBER
Eugene White, Rutgers University and NBER

4

Did Railroads Make Antebellum U.S. Banks More Sound? Linking Rail Locations with Bank Balance Sheets and Survival Rates

Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Matthew Jaremski, Utah State University and NBER
Peter Rousseau, Vanderbilt University

5

Were Antebellum Cotton Plantations Factories in the Field?

Alan Olmstead, University of California, Davis
Paul Rhode, University of Michigan and NBER

6

Differences in Sources of Credit by Sector: An Exploration of Bankruptcy Records from Mississippi, 1929-36

Mary Hansen, American University