Download This PaperApproaching the Roman Economy
23 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2010
Date Written: August 23, 2010
Abstract
This paper introduces current approaches to the study of the Roman economy. It discusses ways of measuring Roman economic performance, the uses of historical comparison, and competing models of economic behavior, and stresses the importance of ecological factors. It concludes with an appendix summarizing evidence for climatic conditions in the Roman period.
Keywords: Roman economy
JEL Classification: N33
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Scheidel, Walter, Approaching the Roman Economy (August 23, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1663560 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1663560
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