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Der lange Schatten der Geschichte: Mechanismen der Persistenz in der Wirtschaftsgeschichte

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  • Davide Cantoni
  • Franziska Kugler
  • Ludger Wößmann
  • Franziska Pfaehler

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Aktuelle wirtschaftshistorische Forschung belegt, dass vergangene historische Begebenheiten einen großen Einfluss auf aktuelle wirtschaftliche und soziale Entwicklungen haben. Auf der Konferenz »The Long Shadow of History« kamen international renommierte Wissenschaftler am Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München zusammen, um über die historische Persistenz wirtschaftlicher Prozesse zu diskutieren. Mit dieser Konferenz wurde der Grundstein für den Aufbau eines Netzwerkes von Wissenschaftlern gelegt, die auf diesem Gebiet forschen. In diesem Beitrag werden ein Einblick in dieses neue Forschungsfeld gegeben und die Forschungsprojekte, die auf der Konferenz vorgestellt wurden, zusammengefasst.

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  • Davide Cantoni & Franziska Kugler & Ludger Wößmann & Franziska Pfaehler, 2014. "Der lange Schatten der Geschichte: Mechanismen der Persistenz in der Wirtschaftsgeschichte," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 67(02), pages 13-22, January.
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    • N01 - Economic History - - General - - - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative

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