"[Fogel's] exceedingly careful testing of all possible sources and his pioneering methodological approach have allowed [him] both to increase our knowledge of an institutions operation and d
Robert William Fogel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1993."To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. A
Robert William Fogel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1993"To take a trip around the mind of Robert Fogel, one of the grand old men of American economic history, is a rare treat. At
Two distinguished historians, one an advocate of the new scientific or ?cliometric” history and the other a traditional historian, debate the validity of their respective methods of studying the past.
Nobel laureate Robert Fogel's compelling study, first published in 2004, examines health, nutrition and technology over the last three centuries and beyond. Throughout most of human history, chronic malnutrition has been the norm. During the past three centuries, however, a synergy between improvements in productive technology and in human physiology has enabled humans to more than double their average longevity and to increase their average body size by over 50 per cent. Larger, healthier humans have contributed to the acceleration of economic growth and technological change, resulting in reduced economic inequality, declining hours of work and a corresponding increase in leisure time. Increased longevity has also brought increased demand for health care. Professor Fogel argues that health care should be viewed as the growth industry of the twenty-first century and systems of financing it should be reformed. His book will be essential reading for all those interested in economics
We take for granted today that the assessments, measurements, and forecasts of economists are crucial to the decision-making of governments and businesses alike. But less than a century ago that wasn’
