Learning and the Creation of Stock-Market Institutions: Evidence from the Royal African and Hudson's Bay Companies, 1670–1700

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic History
Year: 1998
Volume: 58
Issue: 2
Pages: 318-344

Authors (3)

Carlos, Ann M. (University of Colorado) Key, Jennifer (not in RePEc) Dupree, Jill L. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this article we use a unique source—a 30-year time series of the share transactions of two joint-stock companies—to examine the growth of the London capital market prior to and immediately after the Glorious Revolution. We argue that the London experience with open capital markets was not solely the result of 1689. Rather it was the learning by private individuals and goldsmith bankers which took place in the decades before 1689 that allowed the market to take full advantage of the property rights changes which occurred with the change in regimes.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:cup:jechis:v:58:y:1998:i:02:p:318-344_02
Journal Field
Economic History
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25