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1987 Stock Market Crash Page 
A look back at the 1987 stock market crash. Provides a description of the event, charts, and an account of the causes they may have led to the 23% decline.
http://www.lope.ca/markets/1987crash/
A History of Taxation 
A history of taxation in various parts of the world.
http://www.taxworld.org/History/TaxHistory.htm
American Currency Exhibit 
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's online exhibit of historical US currency, with contextual information on the related status of the money system, banking, and the economy.
http://www.frbsf.org/currency/index.html
An Analysis of the Communist Manifesto 
A synopsis, analysis and a downloadable copy of the Communist Manifesto along with a short biography of Marx and Engels.
http://www.indepthinfo.com/communist-manifesto/index.shtml
Annuity Museum 
Online collection of historical documents and memorabilia about annuities, together with a history of annuities and their role in the development of financial markets and retirement planning.
http://www.immediateannuities.com/annuitymuseum/
Biz/ed Chronologies 
Chronologies prepared by Barclays Bank Economics Department covering national (UK) and international events of significance to the economy from the last quarter of 1997 through to the present. There are also pages providing the key facts from the 1970s, 1
http://bized.ac.uk/dataserv/chron/
BizHisto 
Covers the history of various areas of business including accounting, capitalism, and finance.
http://www.bizhisto.com
Business History 
Large resource of histories and stories of American business, including audio and video archives, academic and corporate articles, and "fun facts."
http://www.businesshistory.net/
Business History On-Line 
H-Business is an on-line newsletter for the Business History Conference.
http://www.h-net.org/~business/
BusinessPhilosophy.com 
Studying the classics and great books in the context of the history of business.
http://businessphilosophy.com
Current Value of Old Money 
Links to inflation statistics, price indexes, and sources of data on changes in the value of money.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html
Dutch National Accounts, 1800-1913 
Analysis of the development of the Dutch Economy in the period 1800-1913. Dutch GNP and its components. Historical statistics.
http://nationalaccounts.niwi.knaw.nl
Economic History Association 
Founded in 1940 to encourage and promote teaching, research and publication on every phase of economic history, and to encourage and assist in the preservation and administration of research materials in the field.
http://eh.net/EHA/
Economic History of Colonial Latin American and Western US 
Site contains data on mining, prices, wages, agriculture, commerce and government that may be dowloaded. Also colonial treasury accounts known as caja accounts. Extensive economic history bibliography.
http://www.historydatadesk.com
Economic History of the World 
A blog about economic history of the world, together with some history of technology and related entries.
http://www.simun.info/ehlog/
Economics, Coins and Taxes 
Articles on accounting, money, taxation, and other aspects of economics in antiquity.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/economics/index.htm
Economy Professor 
A portal of economic principles covering past and current economic theories and theorists.
http://www.economyprofessor.com/
Eh.Net History of Economics Site 
Provides access to resources for teaching, scholarship and research in the history of economics and economic thought.
http://www.eh.net/HE/
History of Economic Thought 
A repository of links and information on the history of economic thought, from the ancient times until the modern day, designed for those interested in learning about economics from a historical perspective.
http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/
History of Economics 
Resources for historians of economic thought provided by EH.Net and the History of Economics Society.
http://www.eh.net/
History of the Banking Industry 
Published by the FDIC, with statistical information starting in 1934, a list of failed banks, and history of deposit insurance.
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/history/
History of the Eighties - Lessons for the Future 
A study prepared by the FDIC's Division of Research and Statistics presents a detailed analysis of the complex combination of causes that led to the extraordinary number of bank failures in the 1980s and early 1990s.
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/history/contents.html
How Much is That Worth Today? 
Interactive tool to compare the purchasing power of money in the United States (or colonies) from any year to any other year from the 1600s to today.
http://www.eh.net/ehresources/howmuch/dollarq.php
Journal of Markets & Morality 
A peer reviewed journal promoting the intellectual exploration of the relationship between economics and morality from both social science and theological perspectives.
http://www.marketsandmorality.com/
Littlewoods Catalogue History 
Seven decades of Littlewoods catalogues for home shopping in Britain. The social history of Littlewoods mail order business from the early 1930s up to the present day.
http://www.thecatalogshop.co.uk
Money Museum 
A virtual museum about money in civilization, from antiquity to the present.
http://www.moneymuseum.com/index_english.html
Paperback Books 
A multi-part, illustrated history of paperback publishing, with special emphasis on the United States.
http://paperbarn.www1.50megs.com/Paperbacks/index.htm
SCETI: Corporate Annual Reports 
This site contains facsimiles of historic corporate annual reports from the Lippincott Library collection at the University of Pennsylvania.
http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/collections/lippincott/
Sears Archives 
More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories,and photographs are now available online.
http://www.searsarchives.com
Singapore. Socio-economic development . 
Singapore An essay - recent history (1960-1980)- on the subject of the socio-economic development of the city-state Singapore - socio development
http://www.cranendonk.com/singapore.htm
Spindletop 
History of the first oil gusher near Beaumont, Texas drilled by Anthony Lucas.
http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/spindletop.html
Stock Market Crash! 
Learn about historic stock market crashes and other economic calamities.
http://www.stock-market-crash.net
Tax History Project 
Provides scholars, policymakers, students, the media, and citizens with information about the history of American taxation. The project pursues its mission through a program of web-based documentary publication and original historical research.
http://www.taxhistory.org/
Technological Innovation in New Zealand 
The site tells stories about the technologies important to the New Zealand economy in the 20th Century. Most of these technologies were identified by the end of the First World War.
http://www.techhistory.co.nz/
The Bubble Project 
A collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiative on the subject of the South Sea Bubble, the first great stock-market crash of 1720.
http://is.dal.ca/~dmcneil/bubble.html
The Economic History Society 
The society publishes a periodical and works to promote the study of economic and social history.
http://www.ehs.org.uk/
The History of the Dow Jones Averages 
Information about how Charles Dow devised the now famous stock averages and a chronology of their activity from 1884 to 1995.
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/FINANCE/DowJonesAvgsHist.html
The US Misery Index 
The misery index was initiated by Chicago Economist Robert Barro in the 1970's. It is simply the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a worsening of inflation both create economic and soc
http://www.miseryindex.us
Treasure and Prices in Spain 1505-1650 
Provide statistics to test the idea that the price level is related to the inflow of treasure into the Spanish economy.
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/spgold.htm
Value of a Shilling in 1860 
Provides formula for calculating how much a shilling is worth in today's economy.
http://www.regiments.org/wombats/classics/CKSHILLG.TXT
Wall Street Museum 
Presents galleries of art, architecture, and history of investing and finance, including editorial cartoons and sketches of buildings.
http://www.wallstreetmuseum.org
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