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.
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.
Ancient Economies - A page edited by Morris Silver devoted to the consideration of unsettled or disputed aspects of ancient economies. (Note: Tripod site with popups.)
Annuity Museum - Online collection of historical documents and memorabilia about annuities, together with a history of annuities and their role in the development of financial markets and retirement planning.
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.
Business History - Large resource of histories and stories of American business, including audio and video archives, academic and corporate articles, and "fun facts."
Business History On-Line - H-Business is an on-line newsletter for the Business History Conference.
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.
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.
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.
Economic History of the World - A weblog about economic history of the world, together with some history of technology and related entries.
The Economic History Society - The society publishes a periodical and works to promote the study of economic and social history.
Economics, Coins and Taxes - Articles on accounting, money, taxation, and other aspects of economics in antiquity.
Economy Professor - A portal of economic principles covering past and current economic theories and theorists.
The History Mechanics - New classification of an economic crisis: stagflation and overproduction. Virrual money. Flaws of the comparative advantage theory. Laws for evolution of economic and political systems.
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.
History of Economics - Provides access to resources for teaching, scholarship and research in the history of economics and economic thought.
History of Economics - Resources for historians of economic thought provided by EH.Net and the History of Economics Society.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paperback Books - A multi-part, illustrated history of paperback publishing, with special emphasis on the United States.
SCETI: Corporate Annual Reports - This site contains facsimiles of historic corporate annual reports from the Lippincott Library collection at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sears Archives - More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories,and photographs are now available online.
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
Spindletop - History of the first oil gusher near Beaumont, Texas drilled by Anthony Lucas.
Stock Market Crash! - Learn about historic stock market crashes and other economic calamities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 social costs for a country.
Value of a Shilling in 1860 - Provides formula for calculating how much a shilling is worth in today's economy.
Wall Street Museum - Presents galleries of art, architecture, and history of investing and finance, including editorial cartoons and sketches of buildings.
The Working-Class Owner-Occupied House of the 1930s - MA thesis by Alan Crisp on the growth of housing in the United Kingdom including the economic, political and social history surrounding its development in the 1930s.
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