Robert William Fogel: 2 books
Political Arithmetic
Simon Kuznets and the Empirical Tradition in Economics
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
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’t the case—economists simply didn’t have the necessary information or statistical tools to understand...
The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700–2100
Europe, America, and the Third World
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2004
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...