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Historical Data: Where to Find Them, How to Use Them
The use of historical data has become a standard tool in economics, serving three main purposes: to examine the influence of the past on current economic outcomes; to use unique natural experiments to test modern economic theories; and to use modern economic theories to refine our understanding of important historical events. In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the types of historical data most commonly used in economic research and discuss a variety of issues that they raise, such as the constant change in national and administrative borders; the reshuffling of ethnic groups due to migration, colonialism, natural disasters, and many other forces. We also point out which methodological advances allow economists to overcome or minimize these problems.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 13788
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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historical data
geographical data
ethnographic data
censuses
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Giuliano, Paola
Matranga, Andrea
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2020
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Giuliano, Paola
- Matranga, Andrea
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2020
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