Cliometrics

Cliometrics (/ˌklaɪ.oʊəˈmɛt.rɪks/, also /ˌkliːoʊˈmɛt.rɪks/), sometimes called 'new economic history'[1] or 'econometric history',[2] is the systematic application of economic theory, econometric techniques, and other formal or mathematical methods to the study of history (especially social and economic history).[3] It is a quantitative approach to economic history (as opposed to qualitative or ethnographic).[4]

There has been a revival in 'new economic history' since the late 1990s.[5][6]

Clio by Pierre Mignard, oil on canvas, 1689
  1. ^ Fogel, Robert (December 1966). "The New Economic History. Its Findings and Methods". Economic History Review. 19 (3): 642–656. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1966.tb00994.x. JSTOR 2593168. The 'new economic history', sometimes called economic history or cliometrics, is not often practiced in Europe. However, it is fair to say that efforts to apply statistical and mathematical models currently occupy the centre of the stage in American economic history.
  2. ^ Woodman, Harold (1972). "Economic History and Economic Theory: The New Economic History in America". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 3 (2): 323–350. doi:10.2307/202334. JSTOR 202334. Among the most recent of the changes in emphasis-today's new history-is the rise of the "new economic history" or, as it is variously called, econometric history or cliometric.
  3. ^ Handbook of Cliometrics. Springer. 2016. ISBN 9783642404054. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ^ Edward L. Glaeser, "Remembering the Father of Transportation Economics", The New York Times (Economix), October 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History, Volume 1". VoxEU.org. 2017-01-23. Archived from the original on 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  6. ^ Abramitzky, Ran (2015). "Economics and the Modern Economic Historian" (PDF). Journal of Economic History. 75 (4): 1240–1251. doi:10.1017/S0022050715001667. S2CID 149483837.