Gloria Quiroga Valle
Biographic Data
| ID | 1194544 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gloria Quiroga Valle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gloria Quiroga |
| FAMILY NAME | Valle |
| SIGNATURE | VALLE G Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9825-0416 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Female teachers and the rise of primary education in Italy and Spain, 1861-1921
This article provides the first harmonized quantitative evidence on the rise of mass education across the provinces (today's NUTS 3) of Italy and Spain in the period c. 1861-1921. Visual analysis of this new dataset suggests that an important factor linked to the expansion of schooling was the feminization of the teaching profession, something that has been largely neglected so far in quantitative historical studies of educational development. Th…
Do you have to be tall and educated to be a migrant? Evidence from Spanish recruitment records, 1890–1950
El empresario nace o se hace? Educación y empresarialidad en la España Contemporánea
This article studies the possible effect that education may have upon entrepreneurial success. It uses two data bases, one for Spanish, the other for English entrepreneurs. By means of statistical and econometric analysis, we examine the effects on entrepreneurial behaviour of a series of variables, several relating to education. We compare the Spanish with the English sample. The main conclusions are: education indeed has a considerable bearing …
Literacy, education and welfare in Spain (1893–1954)
Using a new source, the draft records of Spanish recruits in the first half of the twentieth century, this article shows the relationship between literacy, measured by a survey and from signatures, and the level of welfare, measured by height. The first section shows how literacy contributes tom economic growth, establishes the distinction between descriptive and functional literacy and introduces the sources that provide data. The second section…
Estatura, diferencias regionales y sociales y niveles de vida en España (1893–1954)
Este artículo muestra un estudio antropométrico de los reclutas españoles entre 1893–1954, con el fin de explorar una aproximación a los niveles de bienestar en España. Se señala la importancia de la estatura como indicador del nivel nutricional y epidemiológico, así como sus determinantes. Basándose en las Hojas de Filiación de los reclutas españoles, se presentan las series de estatura media a nivel nacional, regional y socioprofesional. Los re…
Literacy, education and welfare in Spain (1893–1954)
Using a new source, the draft records of Spanish recruits in the first half of the twentieth century, this article shows the relationship between literacy, measured by a survey and from signatures, and the level of welfare, measured by height. The first section shows how literacy contributes tom economic growth, establishes the distinction between descriptive and functional literacy and introduces the sources that provide data. The second section…
Estatura, diferencias regionales y sociales y niveles de vida en España (1893–1954)
Este artículo muestra un estudio antropométrico de los reclutas españoles entre 1893–1954, con el fin de explorar una aproximación a los niveles de bienestar en España. Se señala la importancia de la estatura como indicador del nivel nutricional y epidemiológico, así como sus determinantes. Basándose en las Hojas de Filiación de los reclutas españoles, se presentan las series de estatura media a nivel nacional, regional y socioprofesional. Los re…
Female teachers and the rise of primary education in Italy and Spain, 1861-1921
This article provides the first harmonized quantitative evidence on the rise of mass education across the provinces (today's NUTS 3) of Italy and Spain in the period c. 1861-1921. Visual analysis of this new dataset suggests that an important factor linked to the expansion of schooling was the feminization of the teaching profession, something that has been largely neglected so far in quantitative historical studies of educational development. Th…
El empresario nace o se hace? Educación y empresarialidad en la España Contemporánea
This article studies the possible effect that education may have upon entrepreneurial success. It uses two data bases, one for Spanish, the other for English entrepreneurs. By means of statistical and econometric analysis, we examine the effects on entrepreneurial behaviour of a series of variables, several relating to education. We compare the Spanish with the English sample. The main conclusions are: education indeed has a considerable bearing …
Estatura, diferencias regionales y sociales y niveles de vida en España (1893–1954)
Este artículo muestra un estudio antropométrico de los reclutas españoles entre 1893–1954, con el fin de explorar una aproximación a los niveles de bienestar en España. Se señala la importancia de la estatura como indicador del nivel nutricional y epidemiológico, así como sus determinantes. Basándose en las Hojas de Filiación de los reclutas españoles, se presentan las series de estatura media a nivel nacional, regional y socioprofesional. Los re…
Literacy, education and welfare in Spain (1893–1954)
Using a new source, the draft records of Spanish recruits in the first half of the twentieth century, this article shows the relationship between literacy, measured by a survey and from signatures, and the level of welfare, measured by height. The first section shows how literacy contributes tom economic growth, establishes the distinction between descriptive and functional literacy and introduces the sources that provide data. The second section…
El empresario nace o se hace? Educación y empresarialidad en la España Contemporánea
This article studies the possible effect that education may have upon entrepreneurial success. It uses two data bases, one for Spanish, the other for English entrepreneurs. By means of statistical and econometric analysis, we examine the effects on entrepreneurial behaviour of a series of variables, several relating to education. We compare the Spanish with the English sample. The main conclusions are: education indeed has a considerable bearing …
Do you have to be tall and educated to be a migrant? Evidence from Spanish recruitment records, 1890–1950
Female teachers and the rise of primary education in Italy and Spain, 1861-1921
This article provides the first harmonized quantitative evidence on the rise of mass education across the provinces (today's NUTS 3) of Italy and Spain in the period c. 1861-1921. Visual analysis of this new dataset suggests that an important factor linked to the expansion of schooling was the feminization of the teaching profession, something that has been largely neglected so far in quantitative historical studies of educational development. Th…
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · History of Education in Spain (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)