Chapter Maritime Information Networks between Northern and Southern Europe during the Eighteenth century
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ArtikelSerie: Utgivningsinformation: Florence Firenze University Press 2019Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (12 p.)Innehållstyp: - text
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International trade during the 18th century is a case in point through which to study in-depth the challenges of asymmetric information. The challenges can be divided into three categories: availability, reliability and usability of information. This article discusses the organization of trade and shipping between Northern and Southern Europe. The access, reliability and use of information were problems for merchant-shipowners during the 18th century. The solutions adopted were partly contradictory: the aim to reduce information asymmetry on one determinant, might incur costs on the other.
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