Institutions, the Rise of Commerce and the Persistence of Laws: Interest Restrictions in Islam and Christianity Jared Rubin (2011 EJ) abstract: Why was economic development retarded in the Middle East relative to Western Europe, despite th…

Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt and Default in the Age of Philip II Mauricio Drelichman & Hans-Joachim Voth (2011 EJ) 昔のスペイン国債だってデフォルトしまくったんだぜ :-)