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Here you will find an overview of current and completed PhD and Master's theses in the field of history at Swiss universities. Compiled in collaboration with the Swiss Historical Society (SSH)

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Information bubbles; the market for financial information and the railway mania of 1845

AutorIn Name
Gabriel Francis
Geisler Mesevage
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Marc
Flandreau
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2022/2023
Abstract



This thesis studies the railway mania of 1845 and the role of the financial press in contributing to the bubble in railway equity. By constructing a new database of railway more...