Browsing Department of Economics by Subject "JEL Classification Number: F16"

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    • Determinants of Slave Prices: Louisiana, 1725 to 1820 
      Coleman, Ashley N.; Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2006)
      We utilize a previously untapped data source, Gwendolyn Hall (1999), to examine the market for slaves in Louisiana, both in New Orleans and outside of New Orleans. We are able to study the process of price determination ...
    • Trade Restrictions and Factor Prices:Slave Prices in Early Nineteenth Century US 
      Coleman, Ashley N.; Hutchinson, William K. (Vanderbilt University, 2005)
      Trade restrictions impact factor and commodity prices in very predictable ways according to international trade theory. We use a new data set to explore the direct effect on the price of slaves that resulted from legislation ...