History of Prices

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19th-century book economic work multi-volume work

History of Prices is a multi-volume 19th-century economic work by Thomas Tooke that systematically analyzes historical movements in prices, money, and trade in Britain.

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Label	Occurrences
History of Prices canonical	2
History of Prices, volume 1	1
History of Prices, volume 2	1
History of Prices, volume 3	1
History of Prices, volume 4	1
History of Prices, volume 5	1
History of Prices, volume 6	1

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Target entity: History of Prices
Context triple: [Thomas Tooke, notableWork, History of Prices]

A. Prices and Production
Prices and Production is a seminal economic work by Friedrich Hayek that develops his theory of the business cycle and the role of monetary disturbances in causing economic fluctuations.
B. Tulip mania
Tulip mania was a famous 17th-century Dutch financial bubble in which speculation drove tulip bulb prices to extreme heights before they suddenly collapsed.
C. Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index is a key economic indicator that measures changes over time in the average prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services, commonly used to track inflation and adjust income-related benefits.
D. Inflation Report
The Inflation Report is a periodic economic publication by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru that analyzes current and projected inflation, macroeconomic conditions, and monetary policy in the country.
E. The Purchasing Power of Money
The Purchasing Power of Money is a seminal 1911 economics book by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the relationship between money supply, price levels, and inflation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: History of Prices
Target entity description: History of Prices is a multi-volume 19th-century economic work by Thomas Tooke that systematically analyzes historical movements in prices, money, and trade in Britain.

A. Prices and Production
Prices and Production is a seminal economic work by Friedrich Hayek that develops his theory of the business cycle and the role of monetary disturbances in causing economic fluctuations.
B. Tulip mania
Tulip mania was a famous 17th-century Dutch financial bubble in which speculation drove tulip bulb prices to extreme heights before they suddenly collapsed.
C. Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index is a key economic indicator that measures changes over time in the average prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services, commonly used to track inflation and adjust income-related benefits.
D. Inflation Report
The Inflation Report is a periodic economic publication by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru that analyzes current and projected inflation, macroeconomic conditions, and monetary policy in the country.
E. The Purchasing Power of Money
The Purchasing Power of Money is a seminal 1911 economics book by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the relationship between money supply, price levels, and inflation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century book ⓘ economic work ⓘ multi-volume work ⓘ
analyzes	historical movements in money ⓘ historical movements in prices ⓘ historical movements in trade ⓘ
analyzesRelationshipBetween	money supply and prices ⓘ trade flows and price movements ⓘ
associatedWithDebate	Currency School vs Banking School debate ⓘ
associatedWithTheory	monetary theory ⓘ
author	Thomas Tooke ⓘ
contributedTo	empirical foundations of monetary economics ⓘ empirical foundations of price theory ⓘ
countryOfFocus	United Kingdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork	economic history ⓘ economics ⓘ
focusesOnRegion	Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Britain
genre	economic analysis ⓘ historical study ⓘ
hasInfluenced	historiography of British economic history ⓘ later empirical work in economics ⓘ
hasPart	volume 1 of History of Prices ⓘ volume 2 of History of Prices ⓘ volume 3 of History of Prices ⓘ volume 4 of History of Prices ⓘ volume 5 of History of Prices ⓘ volume 6 of History of Prices ⓘ
historicalContext	Industrial Revolution ⓘ surface form: Industrial Revolution in Britain development of classical economics ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	British economy ⓘ money ⓘ prices ⓘ trade ⓘ
notableFor	detailed empirical data on British trade ⓘ discussion of monetary conditions in Britain ⓘ systematic analysis of price movements ⓘ
placeOfPublication	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ
typeOfDataUsed	monetary aggregates ⓘ price series ⓘ trade statistics ⓘ
usedAsSourceIn	studies of 19th-century British prices ⓘ studies of British monetary history ⓘ

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