Essays on monetary integration and the political economy of international trade, 1860-1913

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Abstract

Mención Internacional en el título de doctor ; To understand how international agreements – being these free trade agreements, currency unions or treaties of other characteristics – shape the course of trade, how trade per se evolves and expands over time, and how these agreements are formed, accepted or rejected are therefore fundamental questions to be asked. ; I wish to acknowledge funding from the People Programme (Marie-Curie Actions) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013 under REA grant agreement no. 608129 ; Programa Oficial de Doctorado en Historia Económica ; Presidente: Giovanni Federico; Secretario: Brian A'Hearn; Vocal: Michael Huberman