Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol
This paper provides an overview of the various financial resources that existed in medieval Tirol to meet financial needs, using notary registers and court records from the 14th century as sources. These provide ample evidence of an active capital and land market in rural areas, which offered variou...
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| description | This paper provides an overview of the various financial resources that existed in medieval Tirol to meet financial needs, using notary registers and court records from the 14th century as sources. These provide ample evidence of an active capital and land market in rural areas, which offered various ways of saving and investing money. Saving and investment behaviour was crucial for coping with external adversities such as harvest failure, but also with life events (marriage, bringing up children, retirement), and households sought to manage these risks. The results show that the poor and the rich behaved differently when it comes to investing and saving, and that their behaviour was strongly influenced by access to different financial instruments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2d3631330d0941e89d032ed012ae355d2025-08-20T02:08:15ZdeuDe GruyterJahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte0075-28002196-68422025-05-016619313010.1515/jbwg-2025-0005Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval TirolNicolussi-Köhler Stephan0Universität Innsbruck, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften und Europäische Ethnologie, Innrain 52, A-6020InnsbruckAustriaThis paper provides an overview of the various financial resources that existed in medieval Tirol to meet financial needs, using notary registers and court records from the 14th century as sources. These provide ample evidence of an active capital and land market in rural areas, which offered various ways of saving and investing money. Saving and investment behaviour was crucial for coping with external adversities such as harvest failure, but also with life events (marriage, bringing up children, retirement), and households sought to manage these risks. The results show that the poor and the rich behaved differently when it comes to investing and saving, and that their behaviour was strongly influenced by access to different financial instruments.https://doi.org/10.1515/jbwg-2025-0005rural credit marketland marketannuitiesmedieval historyländlicher kreditmarktbodenmarktrentenmittelalterliche geschichten 23n 53n 93 |
| spellingShingle | Nicolussi-Köhler Stephan Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte rural credit market land market annuities medieval history ländlicher kreditmarkt bodenmarkt renten mittelalterliche geschichte n 23 n 53 n 93 |
| title | Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol |
| title_full | Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol |
| title_fullStr | Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol |
| title_short | Credit for the Poor, Investments for the Rich? Different Strategies for Investing and Saving Money in Medieval Tirol |
| title_sort | credit for the poor investments for the rich different strategies for investing and saving money in medieval tirol |
| topic | rural credit market land market annuities medieval history ländlicher kreditmarkt bodenmarkt renten mittelalterliche geschichte n 23 n 53 n 93 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/jbwg-2025-0005 |
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