In einer Welt, die von Krisen, geopolitischen Spannungen und technologischen Umbrüchen geprägt ist, gewinnen Konjunkturzyklen neue Relevanz. Sie spiegeln nicht nur wirtschaftliche Schwankungen wider, sondern offenbaren tiefgreifende gesellschaftliche, institutionelle und politische Dynamiken.Dieses Buch lädt zu einer faszinierenden Reise durch Geschichte, Theorie und Empirie der Konjunkturforschung ein – von den klassischen Konzepten bis zu den Herausforderungen der Gegenwart. Im D...

Sous le pilotage de Marie Brière, Responsable de la Recherche Investisseurs (Amundi) et Directrice scientifique du programme de recherche interdisciplinaire FaIR (Finance and Insurance Reloaded, Institut Louis Bachelier), le numéro 159 de la Revue d’économie financière (REF) porte sur « La finance à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle ».Riche de 17 articles réunissant 25 auteurs de tout premier plan : académiques, banquiers centraux, spécialistes de la finance et...

This book introduces edumetrics, a rigorous, interdisciplinary framework for measuring learning outcomes over time and across space. Based on Lord Kelvin’s maxim that “to measure is to know,” edumetrics redefines education as an empirical science that integrates economics, psychology, and social science to quantify cognitive and non-cognitive competencies.By harmonizing data from over 120 countries spanning half a century, the book transforms fragmented indicators into coherent mea...

Human capital is of utmost importance for the future of our knowledge economies and societies. However, it is unequally distributed in Europe, contributing to marked spatial patterns of economic prosperity within and across countries. In many cases, these patterns have a long history. To understand them better, it requires to go back in time, when mass schooling was starting to become a reality across Europe. Taking a long-run perspective over more than 150 years, this book shows the devel...

This book studies the process of demographic transition which has played a key role in the economic development of Western countries. The special focus is on France, which constitutes the first clear case of fertility decline in Europe. The book analyzes the reasons behind this phenomenon by examining the evolution of demographic variables in France over the past two hundred years. To better understand the reasons of the changing patterns of demographic behavior, the authors investigate th...

Dieses Lehrbuch über die Einführung in die Bildungsökonomie fasst die wichtigsten theoretischen und empirischen Arbeiten seit dem Entstehen des Forschungsfelds zusammen. Sie bietet damit einen kurzgehaltenen Überblick über die ökonomische Bedeutung der Bildung in ihren unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen. Sie ist ideal als Einstieg in diesen immer wichtiger werdenden Themenbereich geeignet. Darüber hinaus zeigt sie die sehr langfristige Bildungsentwicklung in Europa anhand neuester empirischer ...

This book presents a comprehensive study of adoption and diffusion of technology in developing countries in a historical perspective. Combining the development of growth trajectories of the Indian economy in general and its manufacturing industry in particular, the book highlights the effective marriage between qualitative and quantitative methods for a better understanding and explaining of many hidden dynamic behaviors of adoption and diffusion trend in manufacturing industry. The use of...

This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main empirical investigations since that time. Finally, Chapters 3 and 4 illustrate the discourse, by presenting, in the tradition of Burns and Mitchell, original case studies on France, South Africa, and Ger...

This volume examines the state of the economic history discipline around the globe. It raises and answers questions such as: What are its roots, how did it evolve, and what is the current state of the discipline in each country or region presented?Transcending traditional Western paradigms, the book gathers renowned economic historians from around the globe to engage in a comprehensive dialogue about economic history's global standing. Investigating its role in shaping future econo...

This contributed volume applies cliometric methods to the study of family and households in order to derive global patterns and determine their impact on economic development. Family and households are a fundamental feature of societies and economies. They are found throughout history and are the place where key decisions on fertility, labour force participation, education, consumption are made. This is especially relevant for the position of women. The book gathers key insights from a var...

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. 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 cl...