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Working Papers

2023

1. Socio-economic characteristics as determinants in the job market: The case of Piedmont in Italy (1867–2005)
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2022

2. British Business Cycles, 1270-1870
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (1)

2021

3. Regional sentiments in Covid tweets in the Netherlands before and during peak infections
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2017

4. Drivers of industrialisation: intersectoral evidence from the Low Countries in the nineteenth century
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2015

5. Chinese National Income, ca. 1661-1933
   Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (9)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2015) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Chinese National Income, ca. 1661–1933, Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (2017) View citations (15) (2017)
6. Urbanization in China, ca. 1100–1900
   Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (6)

2013

7. A Note on Height and Surnames: The Role of Networks
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article A note on height and surnames: the role of networks, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) (2014)
8. Capital formation and economic growth under central planning and transition: a theoretical and empirical analysis, ca. 1920-2008
   Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History
   See also Journal Article Capital formation and economic growth under central planning and transition: A theoretical and empirical analysis, ca. 1920–2008, Acta Oeconomica, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary (2015) (2015)
9. Human capital in Qing China: economic determinism or a history of failed opportunities?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
10. Inspiration and Perspiration Factors in Economic Growth: The Former Soviet Union Area versus China (ca. 1920-2010)
    Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)
11. Quantifying the integration of the Babylonian economy in the Mediterranean world using a new corpus of price data, 400-50 BC
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History
12. The standard of living in ancient societies: a comparison between the Han Empire, the Roman Empire, and Babylonia
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History

2012

13. A dataset on human capital in the former Soviet Union area; Sources, methods, and first results*
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (2)
14. British Economic Growth, 1270-1870: an output-based approach
    Studies in Economics, School of Economics, University of Kent View citations (57)
15. Education as a driver of income inequality in twentieth-century Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
16. The contribution of migration to economic development in Holland and the Netherlands 1510-1900
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (1)
17. The development of inequality and poverty in Indonesia, 1932-1999
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (7)
18. Where do ideas come from? Book production and patents in global and temporal perspective
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (1)

2011

19. Capital accumulation and growth in Central Europe, 1920-2006
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Capital Accumulation and Growth in Central Europe, 1920-2006, Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
20. Long-run patterns in market efficiency and the genesis of the market economy: Markets around the Mediterranean from Nebuchadnez
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
21. Markets in pre-industrial societies:storage in Hellenistic Babylonia in the English mirror
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History
22. Regional human capital in Republican and New China: Its spread, quality and effects on economic growth
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
23. The Changing Shape of Global Inequality - exploring a new dataset
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (24)
24. The Character of growth before 'modern economics growth'? The GDP of Holland between 1347 and 1807
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (4)

2010

25. British Economic Growth and the Business Cycle, 1700-1870: Annual Estimates
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (10)
26. English Economic Growth, 1270-1700
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (3)
27. English Economic Growth: 1270 - 1870
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (16)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The regional occupational structure in interwar England and Wales
   Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2022, 55, (2), 78-97

2021

2. Fenjiashu: Economic development in the Chinese countryside based on household division inventories, ca. 1750–1910
   Australian Economic History Review, 2021, 61, (3), 252-272

2019

3. A View of the Occupational Structure in Imperial and Republican China (1640–1952)
   Australian Economic History Review, 2019, 59, (2), 134-158 View citations (6)

2018

4. Clark's Malthus delusion: response to ‘Farming in England 1200–1800’
   Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (2), 639-664 View citations (1)
5. Publishing Ideas: The Factors Determining the Number of Book Titles
   Acta Oeconomica, 2018, 68, (3), 443-466 View citations (2)
6. Urbanization in China, ca. 1100¨C1900
   Frontiers of Economics in China-Selected Publications from Chinese Universities, 2018, 13, (3), 322-368

2017

7. Chinese National Income, ca. 1661–1933
   Australian Economic History Review, 2017, 57, (3), 368-393 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Chinese National Income, ca. 1661-1933, Working Papers (2015) View citations (9) (2015)
8. Human Capital in Republican and New China: Regional and Long-Term Trends
   Economic History of Developing Regions, 2017, 32, (1), 1-36 View citations (2)

2016

9. The Development of Inequality and Poverty in Indonesia, 1932--2008
   Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2016, 52, (3), 379-402 View citations (3)

2015

10. Capital formation and economic growth under central planning and transition: A theoretical and empirical analysis, ca. 1920–2008
    Acta Oeconomica, 2015, 65, (1), 27-50
    See also Working Paper Capital formation and economic growth under central planning and transition: a theoretical and empirical analysis, ca. 1920-2008, Working Papers (2013) (2013)

2014

11. A note on height and surnames: the role of networks
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2014, 19, (4), 579-587
    See also Working Paper A Note on Height and Surnames: The Role of Networks, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) (2013)
12. Educational and income inequality in Europe, ca. 1870–2000
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2014, 8, (3), 271-300 View citations (8)

2013

13. Capital Accumulation and Growth in Central Europe, 1920-2006
    Eastern European Economics, 2013, 51, (5), 69-93 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Capital accumulation and growth in Central Europe, 1920-2006, Working Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
14. Indonesian regional welfare development, 1900–1990: New anthropometric evidence
    Economics & Human Biology, 2013, 11, (1), 78-89 View citations (3)
15. The Contribution of Migration to Economic Development in Holland 1570–1800
    De Economist, 2013, 161, (1), 1-18
16. When did Britain industrialise? The sectoral distribution of the labour force and labour productivity in Britain, 1381–1851
    Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (1), 16-27 View citations (41)

2012

17. COMPARING PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD: THE CASE OF MESOPOTAMIA
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58, (3), 550-568 View citations (8)
18. How did women count? A note on gender‐specific age heaping differences in the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
    Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (1), 304-313 View citations (13)
19. Oded Galor, Unified growth theory ( Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011. Pp. xvii + 325. 74 illus. 12 tabs. ISBN 9780691130026 Hbk. £41.95/$59.50)
    Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (4), 1586-1587
20. Persistent but not consistent: The growth of national income in Holland 1347–1807
    Explorations in Economic History, 2012, 49, (2), 119-130 View citations (100)
21. The biological standard of living in early nineteenth-century West Africa: new anthropometric evidence for northern Ghana and Burkina Faso
    Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (4), 1280-1302 View citations (16)

2011

22. Capital accumulation and growth in Hungary, 1924–2006
    Acta Oeconomica, 2011, 61, (2), 143-164 View citations (4)
23. Markets in pre-industrial societies: storage in Hellenistic Babylonia in the medieval English mirror*
    Journal of Global History, 2011, 6, (2), 169-193 View citations (1)
24. Should less inequality in education lead to a more equal income distribution?
    Education Economics, 2011, 19, (5), 537-554 View citations (27)
25. What can price volatility tell us about market efficiency? Conditional heteroscedasticity in historical commodity price series
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2011, 5, (2), 165-186 View citations (5)

2009

26. An alternative interpretation of 'average years of education' in growth regressions
    Applied Economics Letters, 2009, 16, (9), 945-949 View citations (7)
27. Average Years of Education in Hungary: Annual Estimates, 1920-2006
    Eastern European Economics, 2009, 47, (2), 5-20 View citations (1)

2008

28. How much human capital does Eastern Europe have? Measurement methods and results
    Post-Communist Economies, 2008, 20, (2), 189-201 View citations (8)
29. Human Capital and Economic Growth in Asia 1890–2000: A Time‐series Analysis
    Asian Economic Journal, 2008, 22, (3), 225-240 View citations (9)

2006

30. An Estimation of the Human Capital Stock in Eastern and Central Europe
    Eastern European Economics, 2006, 43, (6), 53-65 View citations (4)

Books

2015

1. British Economic Growth, 1270–1870
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (146)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2015) View citations (137)

Chapters

2023

1. Industrial revolutions in a globalizing world, 1760–present
   Chapter 2 in Handbook of Industrial Development, 2023, pp 18-36