Cliometrics Conferences: 2009, 2010, 2011

该项目在2009年、2010年和2011年的三次年度文献计量学会议上汇集了文献计量学领域的新老研究人员。“计量经济学”是经济学为历史服务，历史为经济学服务。计量学领域在20世纪60年代从几个领域的共同研究兴趣发展而来；最著名的是经济学、历史学和统计学，但也借鉴了人口学、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。计量经济学议程上的一项主要任务是开发更多和更好的历史数据，用来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现在和未来制定有意义的经济政策至关重要。在该项目中，国家科学基金会继续通过赞助2009年、2010年和2011年年度文献计量学会议的会议和差旅费用并提供大量资金来支持文献计量学研究。这些会议致力于向那些致力于在智力研究方面取得卓越成就的人开放访问。12篇论文是从每年大约50篇提交的论文中挑选出来的。剩下的参与者将从提交论文或申请参加的人员中挑选出来。特别注意研究生和新学者的存在，以及那些在较偏远的地理位置或较小的文理学院从事研究的人。新培训的研究人员和经验丰富的研究人员的稳定混合创造了一个独特的知识环境，并增加了该专业中潜在代表不足的群体的参与。主办方还确保轮流出席，以确保参与的多样性。会议形式--允许演讲者进行五分钟的陈述，然后是55分钟的激烈讨论和问题--的结构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，并帮助培训该领域的未来教师和研究人员。每年召开的文献计量学会议对新老文献计量学研究人员的研究环境以及文献计量学研究的整体质量都有重大影响。首先，它们让一群研究生和年轻教职员工能够参加他们原本负担不起的会议。资助更成熟的实践者确保了从事跨学科研究的不同学者群体的到来，他们准备好了问题、评论和新的想法，以加强会议上讨论的研究，并确保论文演讲者了解其研究的更广泛影响。其次，提交论文的作者会因为他们的工作而受到“专家”小组的密集曝光，如果没有文献计量学会议，这个小组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、热情高涨的同事，并建立他们的研究网络。NSF提供的资金支持和与会者提供的专业支持的独特组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。在这些会议上提交的所有论文都在计量学网站(http://www.eh.net/Clio))上广泛传播，并通过斜坡测量学会的通讯进行传播。

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.