Working Papers
- The Cross of Gold: Brazilian Treasure and the Decline of Portugal (with Nuno Palma), forthcoming.
- Short abstract: The discovery of massive quantities of gold in Brazil during the eighteenth century led to a real exchange rate appreciation of about 30 percent which destroyed the competitiveness of Portuguese industry and contributed to the country’s long-run economic regression.
Work in Progress
- Expropriation, Reallocation, and Political Selection: Evidence from the Rise of the English Gentry (with Lukas Leucht)
Articles
- The Decline and Fall of the British Economy, Works in Progress, 21 July 2022
- The Best Books on the Great Divergence, Five Books, August 2022
- Institutional Reforms Built the British Empire, Palladium Magazine, 31 October 2022
- The Best Economic History Books of 2022, Five Books, December 2022