Australian Economic History Review

Aims & Scope

Australian Economic History Review (AEHR) is the official journal of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand.

It publishes original historically oriented research articles on the economy, business and society, of the Asia–Pacific region, broadly defined.

Suitable papers in the following fields will be considered: economic history; industrial relations; demography; and business history.

New methodological approaches are particularly welcome, as are the exchange of critical comments on important topics in economic, business, and social history.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Economic Benefits of the Biological Control of Rabbits in<scp>A</scp>ustralia, 1950–2011

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Brian, Peter, Sarah, Glen

• Staple theory and export‐led growth: constructing differential growth

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Morris

• Foreign direct investment in crisis and recovery: lessons from the 1997–1998 Asian crisis

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Prema‐chandra

• 100 YEARS OF TARIFF PROTECTION IN AUSTRALIA

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Peter

• THE SECOND NOEL BUTLIN LECTURE: LABOUR‐INTENSIVE INDUSTRIALISATION IN GLOBAL HISTORY

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Kaoru

• THE GRAPE PHYLLOXERA PLAGUE AS A NATURAL EXPERIMENT: THE UPKEEP OF VINEYARDS IN CATALONIA (SPAIN), 1858–1935

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Marc, Enric, Francesc, Ramon

• Growth, institutions and knowledge: a review and reflection on the historiography of 18th–20th century China

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Debin

• PROSPECTS FOR ‘CLOSING THE GAP’ IN SOCIOECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS?

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Jon C., Nicholas, Boyd H.

• THE 200 KM CITY: BRISBANE, THE GOLD COAST, AND SUNSHINE COAST

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Peter

• Forced displacement in history: Some recent research

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Sascha O.