TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Chiswick, Carmel U.
        TI  - History of Historical Statistics of the United States
        PY  - 2003/Aug/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 858
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp858
        AB  - Historical Statistics of the United States is the premier source of quantitative evidence on
American economic, social, political, demographic, and institutional history. Introduced in
1949 as a time-series supplement to the Statistical Abstract of the United States, it has
inspired similar efforts in countries around the world. At the time of this writing, when the
current edition is a quarter-century out of date, Historical Statistics is still a basic reference
generating hundreds of citations annually in academic, professional, and journalistic
publications. This essay describes the origins of this influential work and how it evolved over
time.
        KW  - Historical Statistics
KW  - Statistical Abstract
KW  - U.S. Census Bureau
KW  - time series
KW  - quantitative evidence
        ER  -