Overview
- Provides the first collective contribution addressing specifically the phenomenon of asymmetries of information in Classical Antiquity and specifically in the Roman World
- Sets the studies of the Ancient Economy within the wider frame of Economic Theory, in particular New Institutional Economics, and aims thus to test the applicability of modern theories in Historical Research
- Includes a diversified range of original and innovative research by renowned and international specialists in the area of Ancient Economies
- Combines theoretical and empirical approaches
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies (PASTAE)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Information, Economic Theory and the Roman World
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The Real Estate and Land Property Market
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Conclusions
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About this book
This volume studies information as an economic resource in the Roman World. Information asymmetry is a distinguishing phenomenon of any human relationship. From an economic perspective, private or hidden information, opposed to publicly observable information, generates advantages and inequalities; at the same time, it is a source of profit, legal and illegal, and of transaction costs. The contributions that make up the present book aim to deepen our understanding of the economy of Ancient Rome by identifying and analysing formal and informal systems of knowledge and institutions that contributed to control, manage, restrict and enhance information. The chapters scrutinize the impact of information asymmetries on specific economic sectors, such as the labour market and the market of real estate, as well as the world of professional associations and trading networks. It further discusses structures and institutions that facilitated and regulated economic information in the public andthe private spheres, such as market places, auctions, financial mechanisms and instruments, state treasures and archives.
Managing Asymmetric Information in the Roman Economy invites the reader to evaluate economic activities within a larger collective mental, social, and political framework, and aims ultimately to test the applicability of tools and ideas from theoretical frameworks such as the Economics of Information to ancient and comparative historical research.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Cristina Rosillo-López is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at Pablo de Olavide University in Seville, Spain. She specializes in Late Republican politics and Roman Economy. She has worked on corruption, public opinion, rhetoric, and the real estate market in ancient Rome.
Marta García Morcillo is Senior Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Roehampton, UK. She specializes in the Roman Economy and ancient socio-economic mentalities. Her published work revolves around notions of economic profit, and the study of Roman financial activities and trade, with special focus on sales and auctions.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Information in the Roman Economy
Editors: Cristina Rosillo-López, Marta García Morcillo
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Ancient Economies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54100-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54099-9Published: 24 December 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54102-6Published: 24 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54100-2Published: 23 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2752-3292
Series E-ISSN: 2752-3306
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 339
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Ancient History