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  • Reference work
  • Aug 2015

Handbook of Cliometrics

  • Constitutes a comprehensive reference work in historical economics and econometric history
  • Outlines the contributions of cliometrics to a variety of Topics
  • Engages economists, historians and social scientists to participate in a world-wide forum of discussion
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. History of Cliometrics

      • Michael Haupert
      Pages 3-32
  3. Human Capital

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Human Capital

      • Claudia Goldin
      Pages 55-86
    3. Labor Markets

      • Robert A. Margo
      Pages 87-111
    4. Age-Heaping-Based Human Capital Estimates

      • Franziska Tollnek, Joerg Baten
      Pages 131-154
    5. Church Book Registry: A Cliometric View

      • Jacob Weisdorf
      Pages 155-174
  4. Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
    2. Growth Theories

      • Claude Diebolt, Faustine Perrin
      Pages 177-195
    3. Economic-Demographic Interactions in Long-Run Growth

      • James Foreman-Peck
      Pages 237-261
    4. GDP and Convergence in Modern Times

      • Emanuele Felice
      Pages 263-293
    5. Cliometric Approaches to International Trade

      • Markus Lampe, Paul Sharp
      Pages 295-330
  5. Finance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 331-331
    2. Financial Markets and Cliometrics

      • Larry Neal
      Pages 333-352
    3. Payment Systems

      • John A. James
      Pages 353-373

About this book

The Handbook of Cliometrics is a milestone in the field of historical economics and econometric history through its emphasis on the concrete contribution of cliometrics to our knowledge in economics and history. The articles in the handbook authored by the leading scholars in the fields, stress the usefulness of cliometrics for economists, historians and social scientists in general. The Handbook offers a comprehensive coverage of topics with each article providing an overview of the contributions of cliometrics to a particular topic. The Handbook sets a new standard of quality in the field by offering a world-wide forum of discussion in cliometrics.

Reviews

“The editors are to be commended for taking on such a challenging yet important assignment and for recruiting such a strong set of contributors. The resultant volume contains worthwhile contributions that readers from a range of disciplines and varying degrees of commitment to cliometrics will want to consult.” (David Mitch, EH.net, July, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • BETA/CNRS, University of Strasbourg, Institute for Advanced Study, Strasbourg, France

    Claude Diebolt

  • University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, La Crosse, USA

    Michael Haupert

About the editors

Claude Diebolt is CNRS Research Professor of Economics (esp. cliometrics) at the University of Strasbourg. He is Founding President of the Association Française de Cliométrie, Founding Managing Editor of the journal Cliometrica (Springer) member of the Board of Trustees of the Cliometric Society and of the Governing Board of the Association Française de Science Economique. Since January 2013, Claude Diebolt is Fellow of the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS).

Mike Haupert is Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. He is the Executive Director of the Cliometric Society, having previously served as the editor of the society’s newsletter for eight years. He is also a member of the Association Française de Cliometrie. His interest in cliometrics began when he was a graduate student at Washington University in the 1980s, studying under Douglass North and John Nye.

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