Handbook of Cliometrics

• Autore: Diebolt Claude
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2796 pages)
• Disciplina: 330.09
• Altri autori: HaupertMichael
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of Cliometrics
• ISBN: 3-031-35583-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910864200103321
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