Cliometrics Conferences: 2009, 2010, 2011

该项目在2009年、2010年和2011年的三次年度cliometrics会议上汇集了新的和现有的cliometrics领域的研究人员。“计量经济学”是为历史服务的经济学，也是为经济学服务的历史。计量学领域是在20世纪60年代从几个领域的研究兴趣融合而来的；最著名的是经济学、历史学和统计学，但也涉及人口统计学、政治学、社会学、人类学、考古学和其他社会科学。最近，随着研究人员使用解剖学、气候学和生物学的方法和数据来加强他们的计量学研究，该领域变得更加跨学科。计量学议程上的一项主要任务是发展更多和更好的历史数据，以研究国家经济和国际经济的演变和结构动态。对历史记录的理解对于今天和未来制定有意义的经济政策至关重要。在这个项目中，美国国家科学基金会继续支持计量学研究，赞助并为2009年、2010年和2011年年度计量学会议的会议和差旅费提供大量资金。这些会议致力于向那些致力于卓越知识探索的人开放。每年从大约50篇投稿中选出12篇论文。然后从提交论文或申请出席的参与者中选择剩余的参与者。特别要注意的是研究生和新学者，以及那些在更偏远的地理位置或较小的文理学院从事研究的人。新培训和经验丰富的研究人员的稳定混合创造了一个独特的智力环境，并增加了潜在的代表性不足的群体在该行业的参与。组织者还确保轮流出席，以确保参与的多样性。会议的形式——演讲人有5分钟的演讲，然后是55分钟的激烈讨论和提问——是为了将跨学科会议参与者的专业知识运用到研究论文中，并帮助培训该领域未来的教师和研究人员。一年一度的计量学会议对新老计量学研究人员的研究环境和计量学研究的整体质量有重大影响。首先，它们使一群研究生和年轻的教师能够参加他们本来负担不起的会议。资助更成熟的实践者可以确保从事跨学科研究的不同学者群体准备好问题、评论和新想法，以加强会议上讨论的研究，并确保论文发表者理解其研究的更广泛含义。其次，发表论文的作者会从一个“专家”小组获得大量的曝光，如果没有Cliometrics会议，这可能需要几年的时间。第三，所有参与者都受益于发现知识渊博和热情的同事，并建立他们的研究网络。美国国家科学基金会的财政支持和与会者的专业支持的独特结合为年轻学者提供了激励和鼓励，使他们致力于这一跨学科领域。在这些会议上发表的所有论文都在Cliometrics网站（http://www.eh.net/Clio）和Cliometrics Society的通讯上广泛传播。

The project brings together new and established researchers in the field of cliometrics at three annual Cliometrics Conferences in 2009, 2010, and 2011. "Cliometrics" is economics in the service of history and history in the service of economics. The field of cliometrics evolved in the 1960s from convergent research interests in several fields; most notably economics, history, and statistics, but drawing also on demography, political science, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, and other social sciences. Recently, the field has become more interdisciplinary, as researchers have used methodologies and data from anatomy, climatology, and biology to enhance their cliometrics research. A major task on the cliometrics agenda has been to develop more and better historical data with which to study the evolution and structural dynamics of national economies and the international economies. An understanding of the historical record is crucial for the development of meaningful economic policy today and in the future. In this project, the National Science Foundation continues its support of cliometric research by sponsoring and providing significant funding for conference and travel expenses for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 annual Cliometrics Conferences. These conferences are committed to open access to those committed to excellence in intellectual inquiry. Twelve papers are chosen from roughly 50 submissions annually. The remaining participants are then selected from those who have submitted papers or applied for attendance. Particular attention is paid to the presence of graduate students and new scholars and those engaged in research in more isolated geographic locations or in smaller liberal arts colleges. The steady mixing of newly trained and experienced researchers creates a unique intellectual environment and increases the participation of potentially under-represented groups in the profession. The organizers also ensure that attendance occurs on a rotating basis to ensure diversity of participation. The conference format-the presenter is allowed a five-minute presentation followed by fifty-five minutes of intense discussion and questions-is structured to bring the expertise of the interdisciplinary conference participants to bear on the research paper and to help train the future teachers and researchers in the field. Annual cliometrics conferences have substantial impacts on the research environment for new and established cliometric researchers and on the overall quality of cliometric research. First, they enable a group of graduate students and young faculty to attend a conference which they could otherwise not afford. Funding more established practitioners ensures that a diverse group of scholars engaged in interdisciplinary research arrive prepared with questions, comments, and fresh ideas to enhance the research discussed at the Conference and to ensure that the paper presenters understand the broader implications of their research. Second, authors presenting papers receive intense exposure for their work from an 'expert' group which, without the Cliometrics Conference, could otherwise take several years. Third, all participants benefit by discovering knowledgeable and enthusiastic colleagues and building their research networks. This unique combination of financial support from the NSF and professional support from conference attendees provides young scholars with the stimulation and encouragement to commit themselves to this interdisciplinary field. All papers presented at these Conferences are widely disseminated on the Cliometrics website (http://www.eh.net/Clio) and via the Newsletter of the Cliometric Society.