The IISH World Economic History dataverse is an extension of the ERC-funded research project on the historical dynamics of industrialization of Northwestern Europe and China, supervised by dr. Bas van Leeuwen and hosted by the International Institute of Social History (IISH). It was extended by the Quantitative Economic History of China Series and various other projects on economic and social development from a global and historical perspective.

The dataverse is currently managed by Bas van Leeuwen (International Institute of Social History) and Robin Philips (Utrecht University).

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Multidimensional composite indicators of well-being: applications in economic history
Mar 5, 2024
Philips, Robin; Rijpma, Auke; van Bavel, Bas, 2024, "Multidimensional composite indicators of well-being: applications in economic history", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/6QOLJK, IISH Data Collection, V1, UNF:6:InhKqmZycT5W+vwDVHpE2Q== [fileUNF]
Replication data for the working paper "Multidimensional composite indicators of well-being: applications in economic history".
Agricultural Development in Qing China: A Quantitative Study (1661-1911)
Agricultural Development in Qing China: A Quantitative Study (1661-1911)
Feb 17, 2023
Shi, Zhihong, 2023, "Agricultural Development in Qing China: A Quantitative Study (1661-1911)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/J8ZEPK, IISH Data Collection, V1
Please cite as: Shi, Z. (20 Oct. 2017). Agricultural Development in Qing China. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004355248
Customs Duties in the Qing Dynasty (ca. 1644-1911)
Customs Duties in the Qing Dynasty (ca. 1644-1911)
Feb 17, 2023
Ni, Yuping, 2023, "Customs Duties in the Qing Dynasty (ca. 1644-1911)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/PSYUPK, IISH Data Collection, V1
Please cite as: Ni, Y. (17 Nov. 2016). Customs Duties in the Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644-1911. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004324886
Microdata on stature, ethnicity, occupation, religion, migration in Indonesia (1890-2000)
Feb 16, 2023
van Leeuwen, Bas; Foldvari, Peter; Marks, Daan; Gall, Jozsef, 2023, "Microdata on stature, ethnicity, occupation, religion, migration in Indonesia (1890-2000)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/KGXHES, IISH Data Collection, V1, UNF:6:qG6Jfhg6cl9zCaiHFs8TFQ== [fileUNF]
Microdata on Indonesia by, inter alia, region, age, education, occupation, religion. Please cite: *Bas van Leeuwen and Peter Foldvari, "Economic Mobility in a Colonial and Postcolonial Economy: Indonesia," Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 47 (2), pp. 171-191. *Péter Föl...
Provincial Human and Physical Capital Formation in China (1920 – 2009)
Feb 16, 2023
van Leeuwen, Bas; Li, Jieli; Foldvari, Peter, 2023, "Provincial Human and Physical Capital Formation in China (1920 – 2009)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/3WRGXB, IISH Data Collection, V1, UNF:6:Tqc6KHc+W//YICbSSe1WYg== [fileUNF]
This dataset contain, by province, data on human capital, physical capital, population and GDP for China. Please cit as: Van Leeuwen, B., Van Leeuwen-Li, J. and Foldvari, P. (2017). Human Capital in Republican and New China: regional and long-term trends. Economic History of Deve...
Average years of education and cost based human capital per capita in former Soviet Union areas (1920 – 2010)
Feb 16, 2023
Didenko, Didenko; van Leeuwen, Bas; Foldvari, Peter, 2023, "Average years of education and cost based human capital per capita in former Soviet Union areas (1920 – 2010)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/ORZCQV, IISH Data Collection, V1
Average years of education, cost based human capital per capita, income based human capital, books per capita, and literacy in former Soviet Union areas (1920 – 2010). Please cite as: *Didenko, D., van Leeuwen, B. & Foldvari, P. (2013). The spread of human capital in the former S...
Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC
Feb 16, 2023
van Leeuwen, Bas; van Zanden, Jan Luiten; van der Spek, Robartus Johannes, 2023, "Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/X01XJA, IISH Data Collection, V1, UNF:6:adjR3xuWH9tBHs5Nd4b3ng== [fileUNF]
Monthly prices of various commodities in Babylon, -582BC to -61BC. Please cite as: Van der Spek, R.J., Van Leeuwen, B. & Van Zanden, J. L. (2014). Markets from Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World - An Introduction. In: R.J. Van der Spek, B. Van Leeuwen & J. L. Van Zanden (eds.)...
Revenues and Expenditure of the Chinese Silver Treasury (1667 - 1899)
Revenues and Expenditure of the Chinese Silver Treasury (1667 - 1899)
Feb 16, 2023
Shi, Zhihong, 2023, "Revenues and Expenditure of the Chinese Silver Treasury (1667 - 1899)", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/VFZZP7, IISH Data Collection, V1
Revenues and Expenditure of the Chinese Silver Treasury (1667 - 1899). Please cite as: Zhihong, S. (2016). Central Government Silver Treasury: Revenue, Expenditure and Inventory Statistics, ca. 1667-1899. Leiden, Brill Pubishers.
Decadal estimates of human capital at replacement cost: a panel dataset for 1970-1995
Feb 16, 2023
van Leeuwen, Bas; Foldvari, Peter, 2023, "Decadal estimates of human capital at replacement cost: a panel dataset for 1970-1995", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/E3UNVZ, IISH Data Collection, V1
Decadal estimates of human capital at replacement cost: a panel dataset 1970-1995. Please cite as: Van Leeuwen, B. and Foldvari, P. (2008). How much human capital does Eastern Europe have? Measurement methods and results. Post-Communist Economies, 20 (2), 189 - 201.
Ginis based on educational attainment for 138 countries, 1960-1999
Feb 16, 2023
van Leeuwen, Bas; Foldvari, Peter, 2023, "Ginis based on educational attainment for 138 countries, 1960-1999", https://hdl.handle.net/10622/VRASGK, IISH Data Collection, V1
Ginis based on educational attainment for 138 countries, 1960-1999. Please cite as: Van Leeuwen, B. and Foldvari, P. (2011). Should less inequality in education lead to a more equal income distribution? Education Economics, 19 (5), 537 - 554.
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