Crystal size distribution (CSD) in metamorphic rocks provide fundamental information about crystal nucleation and growth rate, growth time and the degree of overstepping. CSD data for garnet, staurolite, kyanite and andalusite crystals from the aureole demonstrate that the earliest formed of these minerals, garnet, has the highest population density and the shortest growth time. The last formed...

This paper studies the impact of the early adoption of one of the most important high-technology machines in history, the public mechanical clock, on long-run growth in Europe. We avoid endogeneity by considering the relationship between the adoption of clocks with two sets of instruments: distance from the first adopters and the appearance of repeated solar eclipses. The latter instrument is m...

The numerical values of the growth constants given in the preceding paper of this series are utilized for determining equivalence of growth age and growth weight in several animal forms. The results are presented in the form of two age-equivalence tables and fifteen age-equivalence and weight-equivalence charts.

An enduring and important debate in economics concerns the effects of military spending on economic growth. It has generated a huge literature, with a variety of results and no clear consensus. The end of the Cold War led to marked reductions in military burdens and to renewed concerns on whether this was likely to lead to a ‘peace dividend’ or a ‘peace penalty’. This paper revisits the debate ...