The Evolution of Bank Boards of Directors in New York, 1840-1950

Howard Bodenhorn, Eugene N. White

NBER Working Paper No. 20078
Issued in April 2014

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The authors would like to thank Pam Bodenhorn, Juliana Carattini and Ghanshyam Sharma for exceptional research assistance. We extend special thanks to the archivists at the New York State Archives for their assistance. We also thank Jeremy Atack, William Collins, Brad Hansen, Matt Jaremski, Robert Margo, Larry Neal and the participants at the December 14, 2013 Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective held at Vanderbilt University conference for their comments on earlier drafts. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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