Designated “Outstanding Academic Title” for 2008 in Choice (January 2009).

Events devoted to the book: Panel at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, November 23, 2008; Workshop in Rome, Italy, April 22, 2009; Table Ronde at Nanterre, France, February 13, 2010, published in Topoi 17 (2011), 7-178.

Reviews: A. Bresson, Economic History Review 61 (2008), 1021-1022; H. Kiiskinen, Arctos 42 (2008), 330-332; J. Murdock, Choice (November 2008); L. Migeotte, Les Etudes Classiques 76 (2008), 305-306; G. Raepsaet, L’Antiquité Classique 77 (2008), 259-260; K. Ruffing, Sehepunkte 8 (September 15, 2008); P. F. Bang, ‘The ancient economy and New Institutional Economics’, Journal of Roman Studies 99 (2009), 194-206; C. Katsari, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.04.74; D. Kennedy, Journal of Archaeological Science 36 (2009), 2477-2480; H. Kloft, Historische Zeitschrift 288 (2009), 168-170; J. Osgood, Classical Journal online (2009.12.01); D. W. Tandy, American Journal of Philology 130 (2009), 299-303; P. Temin, EH.Net (May 11, 2009); J. Paterson, Classical Review 61 (2011), 171-174.

Notice: G. R. Tsetshkladze, Ancient West and East 8 (2009), 246-247.