Economics and History presents six state-of-the-art surveys from some of the leading scholars in cliometrics. The contributions are all written at an accessible level for the non-specialist reader and consider a broad range of issues from this highly topical area.

• Written clearly and comprehensively, allowing easy accessibility for the non-specialist reader
• Brings together the very latest research in this highly topical subject from leading scholars
• Contributions cover a broad range of areas within this subject
• The latest publication in the highly successful Surveys of Recent Research in Economics Book Series

About the Author
David Greasley is Professor of Economic History in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Edinburgh University. His research interests include the construction of national income accounts in historical perspective, comparative economic development, the Great Depression in the USA, British industrialization since 1700, and the economic history of New Zealand.

Les Oxley is Professor in Economics at the University of Canterbury, and Adjunct Professor at Curtin University of Technology, Australia. His research interests include modelling and testing theories of economic growth, financial econometrics, intellectual property, energy economics and cliometrics. He is a founding editor of Blackwell's Journal of Economic Surveys and sits on the editorial boards of several international journals.

Book Information
ISBN 9781444337808
Author David Greasley
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 249mm * 173mm * 17mm