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This Russian-American scientist founded cliodynamics in the early 2000s while teaching at the University of Connecticut.
Difficulty: Easy- Peter Turchin
- Andrey Korotayev
- Sergey Nefedov
- Jack Goldstone
Turchin's "Political Stress Indicator" combines measures of elite overproduction, popular immiseration, and this third factor.
Difficulty: Medium- Military defeats
- Natural disasters
- State fiscal distress
- Foreign invasion
In cliodynamic modeling, the 'Elasticity of Substitution' parameter affects this relationship between population growth and wage decline.
Difficulty: Hard- Linear correlation
- Exponential growth
- Labor market response
- Fixed proportions
The name "cliodynamics" combines the Greek word for history with this word meaning power or movement.
Difficulty: Easy- Logos
- Metron
- Dynamics
- Chronos
This 14th-century pandemic dramatically reset demographic-structural pressures in Europe, leading to improved conditions for survivors.
Difficulty: Medium- Antonine Plague
- Black Death
- Justinian Plague
- Sweating sickness
Turchin's model incorporates this mechanism from epidemiology to describe how social cohesion spreads through populations.
Difficulty: Hard- Vaccination theory
- Contagion dynamics
- Quarantine protocols
- Immunity development
In Greek mythology, this muse was associated with history and is typically depicted holding a scroll or set of books.
Difficulty: Easy- Calliope
- Clio
- Thalia
- Urania
The concept of "immiseration" in cliodynamics refers to this downward trend in living standards for common people.
Difficulty: Medium- Declining real wages
- Rising taxes
- Increasing crime
- Military conscription
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