The knowledge economy of the Renaissance : the advent of printing and financial integration in Central Europe
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Czech historical review, 2011, Vol. 109, No. 2, pp. 262-282
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CHILOSI, David, VOLCKART, Oliver, The knowledge economy of the Renaissance : the advent of printing and financial integration in Central Europe, Czech historical review, 2011, Vol. 109, No. 2, pp. 262-282 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/40166
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This paper examines the role of the advent of printing in explaining financial integration in Central Europe until 1520. It finds that printing promoted financial integration because it triggered a fall in the costs of transmitting information, assisted the functioning of the Holy Roman Empire in major centres and significantly increased the financial importance of human capital.