A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World

By John C. Goodman. 2007

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An Economic History of Fertility in the U.S.: 1826-1960 (2006, unknown): “fertility, however, differs substantially by immigration status as Figure A4(a) in Appendix E shows.(25) Starting with the 1838 cohort, second generation Americans (i.”
Culture, Institutions, and the Wealth of Nations (2017, unknown): “Clark (2007) argues against the view that institutions are important for long-run growth by pointing to the fact that institutions in England around the time of the Industrial Revolution were no better than in many developing countries today, whose institutional weaknesses are seen as the main…”
Occupational Choice and the Spirit of Capitalism (2008, unknown): “In the early seventeenth century, real rents increased sharply and then leveled off again until 1800 (Clark 2007, Figure 14.2).”
The role of human capital and innovation in economic development: evidence from post-Malthusian Prussia (2017, unknown): “(2006, 2007), Labuske and Streb (2008), Degner (2009), Richter and Streb (2011), Lehmann-Hasemeyer and Streb (2016).”
Measuring Ancient Inequality (2007, background): “What separates nations today is the quality of life, not the length of life (Clark 2007, p. 108).”
Global Trends in Numeracy 1820-1949 and its Implications for Long-Run Growth (2010, unknown): “De Moor and van Zanden (2006) studied the relative numeracy of women during the Middle Ages, and Clark (2007) has recently reviewed the evidence.”
The Role of Energy in the Industrial Revolution and Modern Economic Growth (2012, background): “…2003), geographers (e.g. Smil, 1994), as well as some (e.g. Cipolla, 1962; Wilkinson, 1973; Wrigley, 1988; Allen, 2009) but not all (Landes, 1969; Clark, 2007) economic historians believe that energy-related innovations and the growth in the quantity and quality of energy play a crucial role in…”
How the West "invented" fertility restriction (2013, unknown): “The average farm size is calculated from Allen (1988, Table 4).”
The future of employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerisation? (2017, unknown): “It has even been argued that, despite the employment concerns over mechanisation, unskilled workers have been the greatest beneficiaries of the Industrial Revolution (Clark, 2008).”
Unreal Wages? Real Income and Economic Growth in England, 1260–1850 (2019, unknown): “Furthermore, real incomes similar to those provided by Allen (2001; 2009a) and Clark (2004; 2007) are the central pillars in the Malthusian model used to describe economic development in pre-industrial societies (Clark, 2008).”