标题：METROLOGICAL HARMONIZATION AND COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AT THE END OF THE 2ND CENTURY B.C.: THE ATHENIAN DECREE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
摘要：This contribution examines §3 of the athenian decree on weights an measures from the end of the 2nd century BC ( IG II² 1013) where the use of a new volume measure is ordered, and especially its §4, where the market weight of the mna is altered , attempting to clarify its legal aim and economic implications. So far, this reform has been discussed by some historians as a matter of confrontational economic policy . Examining the relation among roman and athenian weight units, it is argued that this law led to an easier convertibility among units , facilitating commerce among territories familiar with either notation, reducing transaction costs as defined by Douglass North. T he interpretation of the decree in a protectionist manner of Rome against Athens is contrasted with the proposition that it might be better understood as a pragmatic regulation achieving harmonization by standardization
其他摘要：This contribution examines §3 of the athenian decree on weights an measures from the end of the 2nd century BC ( IG II² 1013) where the use of a new volume measure is ordered, and especially its §4, where the market weight of the mna is altered , attempting to clarify its legal aim and economic implications. So far, this reform has been discussed by some historians as a matter of confrontational economic policy . Examining the relation among roman and athenian weight units, it is argued that this law led to an easier convertibility among units , facilitating commerce among territories familiar with either notation, reducing transaction costs as defined by Douglass North. T he interpretation of the decree in a protectionist manner of Rome against Athens is contrasted with the proposition that it might be better understood as a pragmatic regulation achieving harmonization by standardization
关键词：Weights and measures; IG II 2 1013; Metrological Harmonization; New Institutional Economy; Transactions Cost; Measurement Cost; mna emporike ; talanton emporikon ; libra ; talentum ; choinix
其他关键词：Weights and measures; IG II 2 1013; Metrological Harmonization; New Institutional Economy; Transactions Cost; Measurement Cost; mna emporike ; talanton emporikon ; libra ; talentum ; choinix
