The Handbook of Historical Economics guides students and researchers through a quantitative economic history that uses fully up-to-date econometric methods. The book's coverage of statistics applied to the social sciences makes it invaluable to a broad readership. As new sources and applications of data in every economic field are enabling economists to ask and answer new fundamental questions, this book presents an up-to-date reference on the topics at hand.
1. 17.1 Introduction - p. 491 2. 17.2 Institutional and cultural change - p. 493 3. 17.3 The interaction of culture and institutions - p. 500 4. 17.4 Property rights and conflict - p. 504 5. 17.5 Conclusions - p. 509 6. 17.6 Appendix Property rights and conflict - p. 510 7. References - p. 518 8. Part 3: Topics - p. 522 9. Chapter 18. The economic history of commodity market development - p. 525 10. Why Africa is not that poor - p. 557 11. Religion in economic history: a survey - p. 585 12. Chapter 21. Persistent failure? International interventions since World War II - p. 641 13. Chapter 22. The ancient origins of the wealth of nations - p. 675 14. Chapter 23. Social mobility in historical economics - p. 719 15. Chapter 24. The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence: recent findings from historical national accounting - p. 749 16. Chapter 25. Attitudes, aptitudes, and the roots of the great enrichment - p. 773 17. The interplay among wages, technology, and globalization: the labor market and inequality, 1620-2020 - p. 795 18. Debt and taxes in eight U.S. wars and two insurrections - p. 825 19. Chapter 28. Biogeography, writing, and the origins of the state - p. 881 20. The wife's protector: a quantitative theory linking contraceptive technology with the decline in marriage - p. 903 21. Index - p. 945
The Handbook of Historical Economics guides students and researchers through a quantitative economic history that uses fully up-to-date econometric methods. The book's coverage of statistics applied to the social sciences makes it invaluable to a broad readership. As new sources and applications of data in every economic field are enabling economists to ask and answer new fundamental questions, this book presents an up-to-date reference on the topics at hand.
1. 17.1 Introduction - p. 491 2. 17.2 Institutional and cultural change - p. 493 3. 17.3 The interaction of culture and institutions - p. 500 4. 17.4 Property rights and conflict - p. 504 5. 17.5 Conclusions - p. 509 6. 17.6 Appendix Property rights and conflict - p. 510 7. References - p. 518 8. Part 3: Topics - p. 522 9. Chapter 18. The economic history of commodity market development - p. 525 10. Why Africa is not that poor - p. 557 11. Religion in economic history: a survey - p. 585 12. Chapter 21. Persistent failure? International interventions since World War II - p. 641 13. Chapter 22. The ancient origins of the wealth of nations - p. 675 14. Chapter 23. Social mobility in historical economics - p. 719 15. Chapter 24. The Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence: recent findings from historical national accounting - p. 749 16. Chapter 25. Attitudes, aptitudes, and the roots of the great enrichment - p. 773 17. The interplay among wages, technology, and globalization: the labor market and inequality, 1620-2020 - p. 795 18. Debt and taxes in eight U.S. wars and two insurrections - p. 825 19. Chapter 28. Biogeography, writing, and the origins of the state - p. 881 20. The wife's protector: a quantitative theory linking contraceptive technology with the decline in marriage - p. 903 21. Index - p. 945
