THE EDITORS OF Advances in Econometrics, a research annual published by Elsevier Science, are currently soliciting abstracts and papers covering applied or theoretical topics relevant to the analysis of treatment effects. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: treatment effect...

In recent years, economic theorists have made important advances in understanding the transition of economies from pre-industrial stagnation to modern economic growth, while economic historians have developed a detailed empirical account of economic growth over the second millennium. The aim of...