Structure and Change in Economic History
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Structure and Change in Economic History is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that applies institutional and economic theory to explain long-term historical development and economic performance.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Structure and Change in Economic History Context triple: [Douglass C. North, notableWork, Structure and Change in Economic History]
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A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
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History of Economic Analysis
History of Economic Analysis is a comprehensive, posthumously published survey of the development of economic thought, written by economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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C.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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E.
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism is a seminal work in transaction cost economics that analyzes how firms, markets, and contractual arrangements are structured to govern economic transactions under capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Structure and Change in Economic History Target entity description: Structure and Change in Economic History is a seminal book by economist Douglass C. North that applies institutional and economic theory to explain long-term historical development and economic performance.
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A.
A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
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B.
History of Economic Analysis
History of Economic Analysis is a comprehensive, posthumously published survey of the development of economic thought, written by economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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C.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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D.
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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E.
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism
The Economic Institutions of Capitalism is a seminal work in transaction cost economics that analyzes how firms, markets, and contractual arrangements are structured to govern economic transactions under capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| academicAudience |
economic historians
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economists ⓘ social scientists ⓘ |
| analyzes |
evolution of property rights
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historical development of economies ⓘ relationship between institutions and economic outcomes ⓘ transaction costs in historical contexts ⓘ |
| author | Douglass C. North ⓘ |
| contributedTo | recognition of Douglass C. North as a leading institutional economist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
economic history
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economics ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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institutional economics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAcademicDiscipline |
economic history
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economics ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
adaptive efficiency
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institutional constraints on growth ⓘ institutions as constraints ⓘ market structure and institutions ⓘ organizational change ⓘ path dependence ⓘ property rights ⓘ rules and enforcement mechanisms ⓘ state and economic performance ⓘ transaction costs ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative economic history
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institutional economics ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
foundational text in new institutional economics
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seminal work in economic history ⓘ |
| influenced |
development economics
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economic history scholarship ⓘ new institutional economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic history
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economic performance ⓘ institutional change ⓘ institutions ⓘ long-term economic development ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the role of institutions in economic performance
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application of institutional analysis to economic history ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance ⓘ |
| usesTheory |
institutional theory
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neoclassical economics ⓘ |
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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
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relatedWorkOfAuthor
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Structure and Change in Economic History
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