Handbook of cliometrics

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.

Part I. History -- History of Cliometrics / Michael Haupert -- Economic History and Economic Development: New Economic History in Retrospect and Prospect / Peter Temin -- Part II. Human Capital -- Human Capital / Claudia Goldin -- Labor Markets / Robert A. Margo -- Nutrition, the Biological Standard of Living, and Cliometrics / Lee A. Craig -- Age-Heaping-Based Human Capital Estimates / Franziska Tollnek and Joerg Baten -- Church Book Registry: A Cliometric View / Jacob Weisdorf -- Part III. Growth -- Growth Theories / Claude Diebolt and Faustine Perrin -- The Industrial Revolution: A Cliometric Perspective / Gregory Clark -- Economic-Demographic Interactions in Long-Run Growth / James Foreman-Peck -- GDP and Convergence in Modern Times / Emanuele Felice -- Cliometric Approaches to International Trade / Markus Lampe and Paul Sharp -- Part IV. Finance -- Financial Markets and Cliometrics / Larry Neal -- Payment Systems / John A. James -- The Cliometric Study of Financial Panics and Crashes / Matthew Jaremski -- Financial Systems / Caroline Fohlin -- Part V. Innovation -- Innovation in Historical Perspective / Stanley L. Engerman and Nathan Rosenberg -- The Cliometric Study of Innov…