This chapter surveys the historical evidence on the role of institutions in economic growth
and points out weaknesses in a number of stylized facts widely accepted in the growth …

This chapter reviews the growing body of research in economics which concentrates on the
education gender gap and its evolution, over time and across countries. The survey first …

Human capital is supposed to be an important factor for innovation and economic
development. However, the long-run impact of human capital on current innovation and …

Курс лекций охватывает ключевые проблемы российской экономики и общества в
период до 2000 г. В книге разъясняется неизбежность рыночных реформ, их логика …

This article scrutinizes the recently postulated link between the European Marriage Pattern
(EMP) and economic success. Multivariate analysis of 4,705 demographic observations …

We analyze the emergence of the first socioeconomic institution in history limiting fertility:
west of a line from St. Petersburg to Trieste, the European Marriage Pattern (EMP) reduced …

This monograph provides an overview of research into disasters from a historical
perspective, making two new contributions. First, it introduces the field of 'disaster studies' to …

Why do certain countries display high gender equalities while others display low gender
equalities? To what extent does gender equality foster economic growth and development …

Human capital is supposed to be an important factor for innovation and economic
development. However, the long-run impact of human capital on current innovation and …

While women's employment opportunities, relative wages, and the child quantity–quality
trade-off have been studied as factors underlying historical fertility limitation, the role of …