Zahlenfähigkeit und Zahlendisziplin in Nord- und Westdeutschland, 16.-18. Jahrhundert

Joerg Baten, Dorothee Crayen and Manzel Kerstin
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Kerstin Scholler, born Manzel

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2008, vol. 49, issue 2, 217-233

Abstract: Before World War I the modern insurance industry had spread out across the globe from This article introduces a new methodology to approximate education in terms of numerical abilities and numerical discipline based on age-misreporting in population statistics. We review why age heaping is a helpful indicator for education and describe potential problems in applying this strategy. The study presents human capital estimates for the early modern period in a number of places in Northern and Western Germany. Based on individual population census data for Schleswig-Holstein, we show time trends and regional disparities in the evolution of human capital. Our preliminary results indicate that urbanization, Protestantism and protein proximity may have led to stronger numeracy.

Keywords: Human Capital; Age Heaping; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1524/jbwg.2008.49.2.217

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