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Spanish California Missions: An Economic Success, Lynne Doti
Spanish California Missions: An Economic Success, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
Starting in 1769, the Spanish established missions in Alta California. A small band of soldiers, Franciscan priests and volunteers walked from Baja California to San Francisco Bay through semi-arid, scarcely populated land stopping occasionally to establish a location for a religious community. Usually two priests, a few soldiers and a few Indians from Baja California settled at the spot. Their only resources for starting an economy were themselves, a few animals and a nearby source of water. They attracted the local Indians to join the community and perform the work necessary to create a strong economy. After only a few …
Review Of Reading The Market: Genres Of Financial Capitalism In Gilded Age America, Lynne P. Doti
Review Of Reading The Market: Genres Of Financial Capitalism In Gilded Age America, Lynne P. Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
A review of Peter Knight's Reading the Market: Genres of Financial Capitalism in Gilded Age America.
From Hard Money To Branch Banking California Banking In The Gold Rush Economy, Larry Schweikart, Lynne Pierson Doti
From Hard Money To Branch Banking California Banking In The Gold Rush Economy, Larry Schweikart, Lynne Pierson Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
In Gold Rush–era California, banking and the financial sector evolved in often distinctive ways because of the Gold Rush economy. More importantly, the abundance of gold on the West Coast provided an interesting test case for some of the critical economic arguments of the day, especially for those deriving from the descending—but still powerful—positions of the “hard money” Jacksonians.
Review Of Frances Dinkelspiel's Towers Of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
A review of "Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California."
Nationwide Branching: Some Lessons From California, Lynne Doti
Nationwide Branching: Some Lessons From California, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
California provides a case study of a large and diverse geographic area with few restrictions on branch banking. In spite of the lack of restrictions, branching occurred primarily in two periods, the 1920's and 1960's. Large banks took over smaller banks during these periods, but, particularly in the 1960's, new banks opened to fill the gap. Branching without limitation did not result in a few banks dominating the market.
Financing The Postwar Housing Boom In Phoenix And Los Angeles, 1945-1960, Lynne Doti, Larry Schweikart
Financing The Postwar Housing Boom In Phoenix And Los Angeles, 1945-1960, Lynne Doti, Larry Schweikart
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
This article compares the real estate markets in Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ.
Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti
Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
Doti’s thesis explains the contribution of state banks to nineteenth century financial history in the United States.