The wealth of nations rediscovered: integration and expansion in American financial markets, 1780-1850

Abstract

1. Introduction: The Wealth of Nations and national wealth 2. The international and colonial background of America's financial revolution 3. Banks, securities markets, and the reduction of asymmetric information 4. The financial sector and the reduction of lending-related costs and risks 5. Evidence of capital market integration, 1800-50 6. Expansion of the securities services sector, 1790-1850 7. The freest of the free: regulation of the financial sector 8. Finance-directed economic movement 9. Conclusion: the wealth of nations rediscovered.

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