10791nam 22005173 450 991086420010332120251116205208.097830313558373031355830(CKB)32201153400041(MiAaPQ)EBC31369237(Au-PeEL)EBL31369237(OCoLC)1435878175(EXLCZ)993220115340004120240608d2024 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHandbook of Cliometrics3rd ed.Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2024.©2024.1 online resource (2796 pages)Economics and Finance Series9783031355820 3031355822 Intro -- Introduction to the Handbook of Cliometrics -- Aims and Scope -- The Methodological Features -- The Main Achievements -- A Branch of History? -- An Auxiliary Discipline of Economics -- A Full-Fledged Field of Economic Theory -- The Contents -- References -- Preface to Third Edition -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: History -- History of Cliometrics -- Introduction -- Cliometrics -- The Economic History Discipline -- Economic History in America -- The NBER -- Business History -- Founding of the EHA -- The New Economic History Movement -- The Shortcomings of Clio -- Clio´s Accomplishments -- Conclusion -- References -- The Contributions of Robert Fogel to Cliometrics -- Introduction: Robert Fogel as a Pioneer of Cliometrics -- Robert Fogel´s Biography and His Students -- The New Economic History: The Role of Theory and Quantification -- The Reinterpretation of American Economic History -- Economic History as the Study of Economic Growth -- Robert Fogel´s Substantive Contributions -- The Economic History of the US Railroad -- Union Pacific as Premature Enterprise -- Railroads and American Economic Growth -- The Study of Industrial Expansion: Antebellum US Iron and Steel -- The Cliometrics of Slavery -- Time on the Cross and Without Consent or Contract -- The Decision to Aim at a Broad Public Audience -- The Fallout from the Slavery Controversy -- Demography, Anthropometrics and Technophysio Evolution -- Conclusion: Fogel, Kuznets, and the Empirical Tradition in Economics -- References -- Selected Works by Robert William Fogel (in Order of Publication) -- Archival and Primary Sources -- Published Items -- Douglass North and Cliometrics -- Introduction -- North´s Early Career as a Neoclassical Economist and Cliometrician.From Cliometrics to Neoclassical Theories of Institutional Change -- Expanding the Frame of Institutional Economics -- Expanding the Horizons of Economists: From Cognitive Science to Political Orders -- Do Institutions Matter? North and His Critics -- North´s Legacy -- Cross-References -- References -- Selected References by Douglass C. North (In Order of Publication) -- Other Selected References -- Economic History and Economic Development: New Economic History in Retrospect and Prospect -- References -- Economic History as Humanomics -- Introduction -- What Economic History Has Become -- What Economic History Could Be -- Conclusion -- References -- Ranking Economic History Journals -- Introduction -- A Short History of Economic History Journals -- Bibliometric Indicators and International Rankings -- Main Indicators -- Journals´ Rankings in Economics -- A Bibliometric Analysis of Economic History Journals: Indicators and International Rankings -- Main Indicators -- Journals´ Rankings -- The Top Five Economic History Journals (T5-EH) -- The Success in the T5-EH -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Part II: Clio Around the World -- Cliometrics and the Study of Canadian Economic History -- Introduction -- Resource-Led Growth: Curse or Blessing -- Indigenous Peoples and the Fur Trade: Market Signals, Demography, and Depletion -- The Wheat Boom: Time Series Analysis and the Identification of Structural Breaks -- The Adoption of Protectionism: General Equilibrium and ``New Trade´´ Models -- Transport Costs: Intracontinental Shipping and the Subsidization of Railways -- Immigration: Self-Selection and Assimilation -- Entrepreneurial Failure: Measuring Productivity and Technological Change -- Concluding Remarks -- Cross-References -- References -- Cliometric Contributions to Australia´s Economic History -- Australian Aboriginals.Australia´s Convict Economy -- Australian Demography -- Australia´s Growth in the Long Run -- The Australian Economy in International Context -- International Trade After Federation -- Dutch Disease and Resource Booms -- Labor Markets -- Heights and Welfare -- Conclusion -- References -- Cliometrics, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union -- Introduction -- Two Big (Linked) Questions and How Cliometrics Has Addressed Them -- Big Question Number 1: Why Did Russia Industrialize So Slowly? -- Introduction: Why Industrialize, and How? -- Serfdom -- Human Capital -- Industrialization: Entry Barriers, Financial Markets, and Factory Organization -- Political Economy -- Macroeconomic Assessments and Measurements of Living Standards -- Big Question Number 2: Why Was There an October Revolution? -- Why Was There an October Revolution? What Do We Know? -- What Happened to the Economy Once the Soviet Union Was Established? -- Addendum: A Short History of Cliometrics of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union -- Concluding Remarks: Avenues for Further Research -- References -- Cliometrics and the Study of German History -- The German Cliometrics Database -- What Makes a Publication Cliometric? -- When Does a Publication Contribute to German History? -- Which Types of Publication Are Considered? -- German Cliometrics in the Longue Durée: A Descriptive Overview Taken from the Corpus -- Recorded Publications by Type and Time: The Cliometric Lay of the Land -- Additional Publication and Author Characteristics: Language, Co-authorship, Sex -- Journal Characteristics: In Which Journals Has Cliometric Research Been Published? -- Publications by Author Affiliation: Where Are the ``Cliometric Hotspots´´ to be Located? -- Characteristics of the Research: The Business Cycles of Researched Epochs and Topics.Broadening the Perspective: The Proportion of Cliometric Research in Historical Research -- Selected Topics in German History -- German National Accounts: The Size of the Pie -- and the Pie´s (Income and Wealth) Distribution -- All Lives Matter: Demography -- Crossing and Lifting Borders: Market (Dis)integration and the German Customs Union -- Getting Smart: Human Capital Formation and Economic Growth in Nineteenth Century Prussia -- Getting Smarter: Innovation and Economic Growth -- Financing Industrialization: The Role of Banks -- Weimar´s Economic Decline -- and the Rise of the Nazi Party -- Conclusion -- References -- Economic History of French Canadians -- Introduction -- Living Standards Compared Over Time and Space -- Cultural and Geographic Explanations for Divergence Pre-1867 -- Institutional Explanations for Divergence and Eventual Convergence -- Conclusion -- References -- Cliometric Approaches to Central, East, and South-East Europe -- Introduction -- Landmark Publications on Central, East, and South-East Europe -- Gerschenkron (1962, 1965) -- Economic Backwardness and the Role of the State -- The Detrimental Impact of Serfdom on Economic Development -- Hajnal (1965) -- Berend and Rnki (1974) -- Lampe and Jackson (1982) and Kaser and Radice (1985-1989) -- Long-Term Factors Impeding Economic Growth in CESEE -- The ``Rise and Fall´´ of Serfdom in the Historiography -- The Efficiency of Serfdom -- The Consequences of Emancipation on Agricultural Productivity, Urbanization, and Industrialization -- Institutional Weaknesses -- Demography -- Market Access and Market Integration -- Where Did the CESEE Economies Stand by the Time Central Planning Was Introduced? -- Late Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union Until 1928 -- Central Europe and South-East Europe -- Economic Achievements of the State Socialist Period -- Conclusion -- References.Part III: Human Capital -- Human Capital -- Human Capital and History -- What Is Human Capital? -- Why the Study of Human Capital Is Inherently Historical -- Human Capital and Economic Growth -- Human Capital and Economic Performance in the Long Run: Escaping Malthus -- Human Capital, Institutions, and Economic Growth -- Producing Human Capital: Education and Training -- The Rise of Formal Education and the Role of the State -- Formal Schooling in Europe and America -- Why Invest in Education or Training? -- Role of the State in Education -- Why Education Levels Increased -- Race Between Education and Technology -- Human Capital and Education: Concluding Remarks -- Producing Human Capital: Health -- Health Human Capital and Income -- Measures of Health Human Capital -- Increased Life Expectation: The Three Historical Phases -- Phase I: Improvements in Nutrition -- Phase II: Public Health Interventions -- Phase III: The Age of Modern Medicine -- Human Capital: Summary -- References -- Labor Markets -- Introduction -- Definition of the Labor Force -- What Is a Labor Market? -- Documenting the American Labor Force -- Size and Composition of the American Labor Force -- The Intensive Margin -- Occupations and Skills -- Wages: The Price of Labor -- Sources of Information About Wages in American Economic History -- Long-Run Growth in Real Wages -- Regional Differences: The Emergence of a National Labor Market in the Nineteenth Century -- Diversity in the Labor Market: Racial Differences -- Directions for Future Research -- References -- The Human Capital Transition and the Role of Policy -- Introduction -- Long-Run Economic Development and Human Capital -- Principles of Human Capital Theory -- Traditional Education and Skills Transmission -- Apprenticeships -- The Role of Guilds -- The Decline of Apprenticeships -- Catalyzing the Human Capital Transition.The Gutenberg Revolution.This handbook 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.Economics and Finance Series330.09Diebolt Claude914206Haupert Michael1741422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910864200103321Handbook of Cliometrics4167459UNINA