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Case Studies

In: An Economist’s Guide to Economic History

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  • Abe Jong

    (Monash University)

  • Hugo Driel

    (Erasmus University)

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Case study methods are used to research individual units, such as an entrepreneur, a firm, an industry or a country. This chapter introduces three types of case studies: exploratory case studies, unique cases and cases that allow for explicit testing of a theory or hypothesis. The authors illustrate how each of these approaches can be used in economic history research using a series of examples.

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  • Abe Jong & Hugo Driel, 2018. "Case Studies," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin (ed.), An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, chapter 42, pages 365-370, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-96568-0_42
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_42
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    JEL classification:

    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods
    • N80 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History - - - General, International, or Comparative

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