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Workplace:	Departamento de Ciencias Sociales (Department of Social Sciences), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Carlos III University of Madrid), (more information at EDIRC) Instituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales (Figuerola Institute of History and Social Sciences), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Carlos III University of Madrid), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2019

1. Economic Development in Spain, 1815-2017
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
2. Human Development in the Age of Globalisation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2019)
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2019)
   IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2019)

2018

3. Foreign Capital in 19th Century Spain's Investment Boom
   IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
4. The Napoleonic Wars: A Watershed in Spanish History?
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (2)
   Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2018) View citations (2)
5. Well-being Inequality in the Long Run
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
   Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2018) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2018) View citations (2)

2016

6. Spain's Historical National Accounts: Expenditure and Output, 1850-2015
   IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2016) View citations (1)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1)
7. Spanish Agriculture in the Little Divergence
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2016) View citations (1)

2015

8. Agriculture in Europe's Little Divergence: The Case of Spain
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
   Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2015)
9. Human Development as Positive Freedom: Latin America in Historical Perspective
   IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2015) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Development and Capabilities (2015)

2014

10. Assessing negative freedom: economic liberty in the long run
    Working Papers, Economic History Society
11. Economic Freedom in the Long Run: Evidence from OECD Countries (1850-2007
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2014)
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History Review (2016)
12. Mismeasuring Long Run Growth. The Bias from Spliced National Accounts
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2014) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2014) View citations (1)
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2014) View citations (1)

2013

13. World Human Development: 1870-2007
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013)
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2013)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2015)

2012

14. Human development in Africa: a long-run perspective
    Working Papers, Economic History Society
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2011)
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2011) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2013)
15. Output per head in pre-independence Africa: quantitative conjectures
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History of Developing Regions (2012)

2011

16. Economic Reforms and Growth in Franco’s Spain
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (3)
17. The Rise and Fall of Spain (1270-1850)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic History Society (2010)
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History Review (2013)

2010

18. Improving Human Development: A Long-run View
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2010) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (2010)
19. Stabilization and Growth under Dictatorship: The Experience of Franco's Spain
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2010)

2009

20. Del cosmos al caos: la serie del PIB de Maluquer de Motes
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
21. Human Capital and Economic Growth in Spain, 1850-2000
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2010)
22. Spain's International Position, 1850-1913
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2009)

2008

23. Long-run Estimates of Physical Capital in Spain, 1850-2000
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
24. Proximate causes of economic growth in Spain, 1850-2000
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
25. Trade and Empire, 1700-1870
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (2)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2008)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2008)
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) (2008)
    Sciences Po publications, Sciences Po (2008)

2007

26. Inequality, poverty, and the Kuznets curve In Spain, 1850-2000
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (6)
27. International inequality and polarization in living standards, 1870-2000: evidence from the Western World
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
28. Lost decades?: independence and latin America’s falling behind, 1820-1870
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (3)
29. Searching for the roots of retardation: Spain in European perspective, 1500-1850
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
30. The Sources of Long-run Growth in Spain 1850-2000
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2007) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2009)

2006

31. Contract enforcement and Argentina's long-run decline
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (4)
32. Growth and structural change in Spain, 1850-2000
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (5)
33. Growth, inequality, and poverty in Spain, 1850-2000: evidence and speculation
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (1)
34. Libertad económica y convergencia en Argentina: 1875-2000
    Documentos de Trabajo, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Zaragoza View citations (6)

2005

35. Assessing growth, inequality, and poverty in the long-run: the case of Spain
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
36. Colonial independence and economic backwardness in Latin America
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (1)
    Also in IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola (2004) View citations (3)
37. Gerschenkron revisited. European patterns of development in historical perspective
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (2)
38. Growth, inequality, and poverty in Latin America: historical evidence, controlled conjectures
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (5)

2004

39. Institutional instability and growth in Argentina: a long-run view
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (3)
40. When did Latin America fall behind?: evidence from long-run international inequality
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (7)

2003

41. Assessing the economic effects of Latin American independence
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
42. Wages and labor income in history: a survey
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola View citations (4)

1998

43. Balance sheets for the acquisition, retention and loss of european empires overseas
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
44. International comparisons of real product, 19820-1990: an alternative dataset
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2000)

1995

45. Growth and Macroeconomic Performance in Spain, 1939-93
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
46. Spain´s gross domestic product, 1850-1993: Qoantitative conjectures
    (Appendix)
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía

1994

47. Growth and macroeconomic performance in Spain 1939-1993
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía
48. Terms of trade and backwardeness: testing the prebisch for spain and britain during the industrialization
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía View citations (2)

1992

49. Agricultural productivity and european industrialization, 1890-1980
    UC3M Working papers. Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Economic History Review (1992)

Undated

50. Living Standards, Inequality, and Human Development since 1870: a Review of Evidence
    IFCS - Working Papers in Economic History.WH, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola

Journal Articles

2016

1. Economic Growth and Measurement Reconsidered in Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, 1965–1995. By Morten Jerven. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. xii + 215 pp. Figures, tables, bibliography, index. Cloth, $90.00. ISBN: 978-0-19-968991-0
   Business History Review, 2016, 90, (2), 387-390
2. Economic freedom in the long run: evidence from OECD countries (1850–2007)
   Economic History Review, 2016, 69, (2), 435-468
   See also Working Paper (2014)
3. In memoriam: Lennart Schön, 1946-2016
   Investigaciones de Historia Económica (IHE) Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2016, 12, (02), 67
4. Mismeasuring long-run growth: the bias from splicing national accounts—the case of Spain
   Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2016, 10, (3), 251-275 View citations (3)
5. Spanish agriculture in the little divergence1,2
   European Review of Economic History, 2016, 20, (4), 452-477 View citations (1)

2015

6. Human Development as Positive Freedom: Latin America in Historical Perspective
   Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2015, 16, (3), 342-373 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
7. World Human Development: 1870–2007
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2015, 61, (2), 220-247 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

8. Human development in Africa: A long-run perspective
   Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (2), 179-204 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2012)
9. The rise and fall of Spain (1270–1850)
   Economic History Review, 2013, 66, (1), 1-37 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

10. OUTPUT PER HEAD IN PRE-INDEPENDENCE AFRICA: QUANTITATIVE CONJECTURES
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (2), 1-36 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
11. Trade and poverty: when the Third World fell behind – By Jeffrey G. Williamson
    Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (3), 1202-1203

2011

12. Economic reforms and growth in Franco's Spain*,â€
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2011, 30, (1), 45-89 View citations (9)
13. Top incomes: a global perspective – Edited by Anthony B. Atkinson and Thomas Piketty
    Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (3), 1068-1069

2010

14. Human capital and economic growth in Spain, 1850-2000
    Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (4), 520-532 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
15. IMPROVING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LONG-RUN VIEW
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2010, 24, (5), 841-894 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
16. Spain’s international position, 1850-1913*,â€
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2010, 28, (1), 173-215 View citations (4)

2009

17. Contract enforcement, capital accumulation, and Argentina's long-run decline
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2009, 3, (1), 1-26 View citations (15)
18. Del cosmos al caos: la serie del PIB de Maluquer de Motes (REA 49)
    Revista de Economia Aplicada, 2009, 17, (3), 5-23
19. Falling behind: explaining the development gap between Latin America and the United States
    Economic History Review, 2009, 62, (3), 770-772
20. The Sources of Long-Run Growth in Spain, 1850-2000
    The Journal of Economic History, 2009, 69, (4), 1063-1091 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

21. Inequality, poverty and the Kuznets curve in Spain, 1850–2000
    European Review of Economic History, 2008, 12, (3), 287-324 View citations (26)

2007

22. Growth and structural change in Spain, 1850–2000: a european perspective+*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2007, 25, (1), 147-181 View citations (12)
23. The decline of Spain (1500–1850): conjectural estimates
    European Review of Economic History, 2007, 11, (3), 319-366 View citations (44)
24. The revolution that bit its own tail: how economic history changed our ideas on economic growth – By J.W. Drukker
    Economic History Review, 2007, 60, (4), 868-869

2006

25. La decadenza spagnola nell'Età Moderna: una revisione quantitativa
    Rivista di storia economica, 2006, (1), 59-90

2002

26. Kevin H. O'Rourke y Jeffrey G. Williamson: Globalization and History. The Atlantic Economy in the Nineteenth Century, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1999, 343 pp
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2002, 20, (3), 680-685
27. The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. By Angus Maddison. Paris: OECD Development Centre Studies, 2001. Pp. 383. $26.00, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (3), 921-922

2000

28. International Comparisons of Real Product, 1820-1990: An Alternative Data Set
    Explorations in Economic History, 2000, 37, (1), 1-41 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

29. The Costs and Benefits for Europeans from their Empires Overseas
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1998, 16, (1), 29-89 View citations (6)

1992

30. Agricultural productivity and European industrialization, 1890-1980
    Economic History Review, 1992, 45, (3), 514-536 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1989

31. La estimacion indirecta de la produccion agraria en el siglo XIX: replica a Simpson
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1989, 7, (3), 703-718 View citations (1)
32. Was Spain different? Spanish historical backwardness revisited
    Explorations in Economic History, 1989, 26, (4), 385-402 View citations (8)

1986

33. Una serie anual del comercio exterior español (1821–1913)*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1986, 4, (1), 103-150 View citations (4)

1984

34. El comercio hispano-britanico en los siglos XVIII y XIX. I. Reconstruccion*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1984, 2, (2), 113-162 View citations (8)
35. La historia cuantitativa en España: (nota sobre el Seminario de Historia Cuantitativa celebrado en Madrid los días 15 y 16 de diciembre de 1983)*
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1984, 2, (1), 169-176

1983

36. Tendencias a Largo Plazo del Comercio Exterior Español, 1714–1913
    Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 1983, 1, (2), 353-367 View citations (2)

Books

2017

1. Spanish Economic Growth, 1850–2015
   Palgrave Studies in Economic History, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)

2003

2. El progreso económico de España (1850-2000)
   Books, Fundacion BBVA / BBVA Foundation View citations (31)

Edited books

2011

1. Exceptionalism and Industrialisation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

2004

2. Exceptionalism and Industrialisation
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press

Chapters

2007

1. When Did Latin America Fall Behind?
   A chapter in The Decline of Latin American Economies: Growth, Institutions, and Crises, 2007, pp 15-58 View citations (9)