 | Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II Subjects: Finance Public -- Spain -- History -- 16th century; Debts Public -- Spain -- History -- 16th century; Taxation -- Spain -- History -- 16th century; Philip II King of Spain 1527–1598; No detailed description available for "Lending to the Borrower from Hell". Mauricio Drelichman is associate professor in the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia and a fellow in the Institutions, Organizations, and Growth program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Hans-Joachim Voth is ICREA Research Professor in the Economics Department at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, where he is also a member of the Centre for Research in International Economics. He is the author of Time and Work in England during the Industrial Revolution and coauthor of Prometheus Shackled . |
