Independent women : investing in British Railways, 1870-1922
Acheson, Graeme G. and Campbell, Gareth and Gallagher, Áine and Turner, John D. (2021) Independent women : investing in British Railways, 1870-1922. Economic History Review, 74 (2). pp. 471-495. ISSN 0013-0117 (https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.12968)
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Abstract
The early twentieth century saw the British capital market reach a state of maturity before any of its global counterparts. This coincided with more women participating directly in the stock market. This study analyses whether these female shareholders chose to invest independently of men. Using a novel dataset of almost 500,000 shareholders in some of the largest British railways, it shows that women were much more likely to be solo shareholders than men. There is also evidence that they prioritized their independence above other considerations such as where they invested or how diversified they could be.
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Acheson, Graeme G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-2082, Campbell, Gareth, Gallagher, Áine and Turner, John D.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 71148 Dates: DateEvent31 May 2021Published15 October 2020Published Online3 December 2019AcceptedSubjects: Social Sciences > Finance
Social Sciences > Economic History and Conditions
History General and Old World > History (General)Department: Strathclyde Business School > Accounting and Finance Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 21 Jan 2020 14:50 Last modified: 10 Oct 2024 00:26 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71148