This chapter reviews the proximate factors of human welfare since 1870 by discussing two
strands of the economic history literature and identifying various key areas for further …

This survey sheds light on the causes and consequences of the global sanitary revolution
that resulted in the spread of waterworks and sewerage projects since the middle of the 19th …

The present study examines how policy makers should consider the quality of institutional
framework to reduce the productivity gap and increase a country's ability to absorb superior …

In this study we present new estimates of the capital stock of the Greek economy for the
period 1948 to 2020 using the Perpetual Inventory Method (PIM). Asset detail is at the fourth …

In this paper we examine productivity trends, drivers of productivity growth and pro‐
productivity policies across the G‐20 economies since 1970. While we find distinctly different …

The rising trend in the capital-output ratio and the productivity slowdown have put capital
back in the economist's agenda. This paper contributes to the debate by providing new …

Participation in global value chains (GVC) has recently been highlighted as a pathway to
fast-track development in productivity growth through productive and allocative efficiency …

The contributions to this Special Issue present the state of the art of growth accounting in
economic history, exhibiting its strengths and weaknesses. Three set of articles compose the …

El ideal de la integración latinoamericana tuvo su origen político antes que su origen
intelectual. Sin embargo, mientras que hoy se ha consolidado como un proyecto …

The paper is mainly aimed at identifying the sources of total factor productivity (TFP) growth
within the framework of convergence for the Republic of Srpska (RSRP). The main research …