Since 1995 approximately 325 publications on stature have appeared in the social sciences, which is more than a four-fold increase in the rate of production relative to the period 1977-1994. The expansion occurred in several areas, but especially within economics, indicating that heights are now...

Robert Gallman's capital stock project -- Gallman's core capital stock data -- The United States capital stock, 1840-1900 -- Capital and American economic growth, 1774-1980 -- Gallman's annual product series, 1834-1909 -- Investment flows and capital stocks -- Agriculture -- Mining and...

A growing empirical literature uses patent citations as a quality-adjusted measure for innovation, despite concerns about the validity of this measure. This paper links patents with objective measures of improvements in the quality of patented inventions – measured through performance in field...