William J. Collins and Robert A. Margo, Organizers
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Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University and NBER
Revisiting American Exceptionalism: Business Organizational Forms and Corporate Governance in Comparative Perspective
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Eric Hilt, Wellesley College and NBER
Corporate Governance and the Development of Manufacturing Enterprises in Nineteenth-century Massachusetts
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Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University and NBER
Eugene White, Rutgers University and NBER
The Evolution of Bank Boards of Directors in New York, 1840-1950
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Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Matthew Jaremski, Utah State University and NBER
Peter Rousseau, Vanderbilt University and NBER
Did Railroads Make Antebellum U.S. Banks More Sound? Linking Rail Locations with Bank Balance Sheets and Survival Rates
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Alan Olmstead, University of California at Davis
Paul Rhode, University of Michigan and NBER
Were Antebellum Cotton Plantations Factories in the Field?
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Mary Hansen, American University
Differences in Sources of Credit by Sector: An Exploration of Bankruptcy Records from Mississippi, 1929-36
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