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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev May 18, 2025

Kris Inwood May 18, 2025

The 12th Australasian Cliometrics Workshop will be held 14 Nov 2025 at Monash Uni, Melbourne.
Proposals accepted thru 14 July, full papers due 31st Oct.
More info: Quoc-Anh Do ([email protected]) & Laura Panza ([email protected])
ECR & grad students particularly encouraged!
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Apr 15, 2025

Kris Inwood Apr 15, 2025

The efficiency of Japanese stock markets 1924-43 changed with contingent events, institutions & gov't intervention, according to Hiryama & Noda using a capitalization-weighted price index. A war-related risk premium reduced market efficiency in the 1930s. OA in the Asia-Pacific EcHR
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12297
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Apr 14, 2025

Kris Inwood Apr 14, 2025

Japan's failure to enforce sanctions on Germany until late in WWI weakened the Allies’ commercial blockade, according to Chenxiao Li. The belated enforcement of sanctions marked an important milestone for state intervention in Japanese private assets. New in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12309
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Apr 12, 2025

Kris Inwood Apr 12, 2025

Nan Li & Heqi Cai examine governance structures during the Tang-Song transition with cross-sectional county data from 813 & 1080 AD to show social transformations, inc changes in bureaucratic institutions & enhanced state capacity centuries before Europe. OA in the Asia-Pacific EcHR!
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12307
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Apr 7, 2025

Kris Inwood Apr 7, 2025

As everyone ponders the odd puzzles in modern trade data, Songlin Wang shows that late 19th century improvements in the quality of Chinese trade data reflects key institutional reform & the importance of Hong Kong. New in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review!
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12308

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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Mar 27, 2025

Kris Inwood Mar 27, 2025

Lead article in a new issue of the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review is a sweeping reinterpretation of the southward shift in China's economy 671-1371 CE by Professor Zhiwu Chen and coauthors. Open access!
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.70000

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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Mar 26, 2025

Kris Inwood Mar 26, 2025

Hiryama & Noda use new metrics & a capitalization-weighted price index to show how the efficiency of Japanese stock markets 1924-1943 changed with contingent historical events & institutional features. A war risk premium reduced efficiency in the 1930s & contributed to war time volatility. OA
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12297

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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Mar 26, 2025

Kris Inwood Mar 25, 2025

Chenxiao Li uses unpublished archival records to show that Japan weakened the Allies’ economic blockade of WWI Germany by not enforcing sanctions until 1917. Belated enforcement was important bc it paved the way for Japanese state intervention in private assets.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12309
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Mar 24, 2025

Kris Inwood Mar 24, 2025

Songlin Wang uses the rich archival records of Chinese Maritime Customs & careful statistical analysis to show improvements in the quality of Chinese trade data during the late 19th century reflecting key institutional reforms & the importance of Hong Kong.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12308
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Asia-Pacific Econ History Rev Mar 15, 2025

Kris Inwood Mar 15, 2025

Nan Li & Heqi Cai examine governance structures during the Tang-Song transition with cross-sectional county data from 813 & 1080 AD to show social transformations, inc changes in bureaucratic institutions & econ development, enhanced state capacity centuries before Europe. OA in the Asia-Pacific EcHR!
https://doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12307
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url	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2832157x
url	https://economichistorysociety.wordpress.com/australian-economic-history-review/
publisher	Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
editor	Kris Inwood @kris_inwood