Joerg BatenJoerg Baten served as Secretary General of the International Economic History Association and is still active in its Executive Committee. Recently, he was elected as president of the European Historical Economic Society. Baten created new research filds of numeracy development in long-term perspective and added a global perspective to studies on the biological stand of living (using height as indicator). He is the author of a number of articles in refereed journals. His publications include studies on all world regions. Read More Read Less