“...Economic theory predicts that differences in wages for workers with similar skills will decline as labour mobility increase. This prediction is reminiscent of...”

“...The first globalisation, in the decades around 1900, was propelled by free-standing companies. This article discusses the establishment of a Norwegian...”

“...This paper provides first broad cross-national quantitative comparison of social transfers and total social spending by the central government in Estonia,...”

“...In twentieth-century Spain, many industries were cartelised, and successfully created and maintained long-standing, mutually beneficial relationships with the...”

“...Cooperation and cartels are common-place in the cement industry. The Nordic countries' close historical ties meant cooperation between the cement companies and...”

“...This article focuses on the expansion of the international oil majors into Scandinavia in the period before World War II. From 1890, Standard Oil dominated the...”

“...This article scrutinises one of the most fascinating and ambitious cases of Swedish informal empire-building in the industrial age: the skilfully orchestrated...”

“...The seventeenth century was a time when large economic transformations had direct consequences on people's everyday lives. Increased economic pressure was put...”