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He was professor of [[Duke University]] from 1927 to 1944; [[Northwestern University]] from 1944 to 1947, and [[University of Chicago]] from 1947 to 1967. The [[State University of New York]] appointed him ''Distinguished Professor of Economic History'' (1966–1969). Editor of ''[[Journal of Political Economy]]'' for seven years. President of ''[[Economic History Association]]'' (1951–1952).
 
His major contribution was the [[history of prices]] in colonial Spain: the concept of [[Price Revolution]] in the 16th century. The work of Hamilton was coincident intellectually with [[keynesianism]] and contemporary [[crisis of 1929]]. He started his work on this topic within the [[International scientific committee on price history]].
 
He died on 7 May 1989.