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This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (Economic history)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. It seems interesting to me since I study economics.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

Economic history is the academic study of economies or economic events of the past. Research is conducted using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and the application of economic theory to historical situations and institutions. The field can encompass a wide variety of topics, including equality, finance, technology, labor, and business. It emphasizes historicizing the economy itself, analyzing it as a dynamic force and attempting to provide insights into the way it is structured and conceived.

Using both quantitative data and qualitative sources, economic historians emphasize understanding the historical context in which major economic events take place. They often focus on the institutional dynamics of systems of production, labor, and capital, as well as the economy's impact on society, culture, and language. Scholars of the discipline may approach their analysis from the perspective of different schools of economic thought, such as mainstream economics, Marxian economics, the Chicago school of economics, and Keynesian economics.

Sub-disciplines of the field include financial and business history, which overlaps with areas of social history such as demographic and labor history. The quantitative (econometric) study of economic history is also known as cliometrics. Historians have recently re-engaged with the study of economic history in a new field calling itself history of capitalism.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? Concise.

The lead is complete and neutral with several perspectives presented.

Content

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Contents
1Early history of the discipline

2Scope and focus of the discipline today

3History of capitalism

4Academic journals and societies

5Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economic historians

6Notable works of economic history


 * 6.1Foundational works
 * 6.2General
 * 6.3Ancient economies
 * 6.4Economic growth and development
 * 6.5History of money
 * 6.6Business history
 * 6.7Financial history
 * 6.8Globalization and inequality

7Notable economic historians

8See also

9Notes

10References

11Further reading


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.

Content evaluation
The content is comprehensive and includes all the topics.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone is neutral and objective.

Notes[ edit]

 * 1) ^ For example:    • Gregory Clark (2006), A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World, Description, contents Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, ch. 1 link, and Google preview.    • E. Aerts and H. Van der Wee, 2002. "Economic History," International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences pp. 4102–410. Abstract.
 * 2) ^ For example: Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff (2009), This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. Princeton. Description, ch. 1 ("Varieties of Crises and their Dates," pp. 3–20), and chapter-preview links.

References[ edit]

 * 1) ^ See, for example, "Cliometrics" by Robert Whaples in S. Durlauf and L. Blume (eds.), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd ed. (2008). Abstract
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 * 3) ^ Berg, Maxine L. (2004) ‘Knowles, Lilian Charlotte Anne (1870–1926)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, accessed 6 Feb 2015
 * 4) ^ Berg, M. (1992). The first women economic historians. The Economic History Review, 45(2), 308–329.
 * 5) ^ Robert Forster, "Achievements of the Annales school." Journal of Economic History 38.01 (1978): 58–76. in JSTOR
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 * 10) ^ Charles P. Kindleberger (1990), Historical Economics: Art or Science?, University of California Press, Berkeley
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 * 16) ^ Douglass C. North (1965). "The State of Economic History," American Economic Review, 55(1/2) pp. 86–91.
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 * 28) ^ See Jennifer Schuessler "In History Departments, It’s Up With Capitalism" New York Times April 6, 2013
 * 29) ^ Lou Galambos, "Is This a Decisive Moment for the History of Business, Economic History, and the History Of Capitalism? Essays in Economic & Business History (2014) v. 32 pp. 1–18 online
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 * 38) ^ Clarke, Conor (June 18, 2009). "An Interview With Paul Samuelson, Part Two". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 26,2011.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
 * Are the sources current? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Th resources seem to be reliable.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Not found.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Organization evaluation

The organization is clear and well-presented.

Images and Media

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 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? YES.
 * Are images well-captioned? YES.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? YES.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? YES. Although one is black and white.

Images and media evaluation
The images are clear and well-captured.

Checking the talk page

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 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? On how to improve the accuracy of the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Medium/High importance.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Almost the same.

Talk page evaluation
Talk page refers to the history of this wiki page. It's clear and nice-presented.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? Good.
 * What are the article's strengths? Clear and complete.
 * How can the article be improved? The first picture as a graph may be to overwhelming.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think it is well-presented.

Overall evaluation
Overall, the page is clear and well-presented though sometimes seem overwhelming.

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