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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.

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Robert W. Fogel (1926-2013) was born in New York City to Russian immigrant parents whose reverence for learning encouraged his academic pursuits. His academic and research exploits led to him becoming one of the most influential scholars in economics. In 1993, he shared the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences with Douglass North for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change. According to the prize committee, this made it "possible to question and to reassess earlier results, which not only increased our knowledge of the past, but contributed to the elimination of irrelevant theories," showing that the traditional understanding of economic growth and development needed modification. This movement, known as ...

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Cliometrics is the application of economic theory and quantitative techniques to study history. It has had a profound impact on economic history, responsible for transforming the discipline from a primarily narrative to a mathematical approach. This transformation has combined theory with quantitative methods, new and revised databases, and innovative techniques, expanding current knowledge of the process of economic growth. Cliometrics is the application of economic theory and quantitative techniques to study history. It has had a profound impact on economic history, responsible for transforming the discipline from a primarily narrative to a mathematical approach. This transformation has combined theory with quantitative methods, new and revised databases, and innovative techniques, expanding current knowledge of the process of economic growth.

Economics. --- History.