The first global financial bubble occurred in 1720 in Paris, London and the Netherlands. We have collected stock prices for a large number of the traded companies in 1720. These include Dutch firms quoted in markets in the Netherlands, British firms quoted in the Netherlands, and some previously unstudied British firms quoted in London. We incorporate additional British price information from Larry Neal. The database also contains international exchange rates and the Agio of the Bank of Amsterdam. These data are described in greater detail in the ICF working paper, “New Evidence on the First Financial Bubble” by Rik Frehen, Will Goetzmann and Geert Rouwenhorst. Please cite this paper when using the data.
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