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Dora L. Costa

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Middle Name: L.
Last Name: Costa
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Working papers

  1. Dora L. Costa, 2008. "The Rise of Retirement Among African Americans: Wealth and Social Security Effects," NBER Working Papers 14462, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  2. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2008. "Health, Stress, and Social Networks: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," NBER Working Papers 14053, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  3. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2005. "Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps," NBER Working Papers 11825, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Dora L. Costa, 2004. "Race and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," NBER Working Papers 10902, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  5. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2004. "Shame and Ostracism: Union Army Deserters Leave Home," NBER Working Papers 10425, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  6. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2004. "Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen," NBER Working Papers 11013, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Dora L. Costa, 2003. "Race and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Twentieth Century: A Long-Term Comparison," NBER Working Papers 9593, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Dora L. Costa & Joanna Lahey, 2003. "Becoming Oldest-Old: Evidence From Historical U.S. Data," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College 2003-10, Center for Retirement Research. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2002. "Changes in the Value of Life: 1940-1980," NBER Working Papers 9396, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. Dora L. Costa, 2002. "The Measure of Man and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Gould Sample," NBER Working Papers 8843, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2001. "Understanding the Decline in Social Capital, 1952-1998," NBER Working Papers 8295, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  12. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2001. "Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War," NBER Working Papers 8627, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "Understanding Mid-Life and Older Age Mortality Declines: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," NBER Working Papers 8000, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  14. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "American Living Standards, 1888-1994: Evidence From Consumer Expenditures," NBER Working Papers 7650, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  15. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "Long-Term Declines in Disability Among Older Men: Medical Care, Public Health, and Occupational Change," NBER Working Papers 7605, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  16. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor," NBER Working Papers 7608, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  17. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 1999. "Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990," NBER Working Papers 7109, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  18. Dora L. Costa, 1999. "A House of Her Own: Old Age Assistance and the Living Arrangements of Older Nonmarried Women," NBER Working Papers 6217, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  19. Dora L. Costa, 1999. "American Living Standards: Evidence from Recreational Expenditures," NBER Working Papers 7148, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  20. Dora L. Costa, 1999. "Unequal at Birth: A Long-Term Comparison of Income and Birth Weight," NBER Working Papers 6313, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  21. Dora L. Costa, 1998. "The Wage and the Length of the Work Day: From the 1890s to 1991," NBER Working Papers 6504, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  22. Dora L. Costa, 1998. "Understanding the Twentieth Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men," NBER Working Papers 6859, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  23. Dora L. Costa, 1998. "Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrange- ments," NBER Working Papers 5429, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  24. Dora L. Costa, 1998. "The Unequal Work Day: A Long-Term View," NBER Working Papers 6419, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  25. Dora L. Costa, 1998. "Hours of Work and the Fair Labor Standards Act: A Study of Retail and Wholesale Trade, 1938 - 1950," NBER Working Papers 6855, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  26. Dora L. Costa, 1997. "Less of a Luxury: The Rise of Recreation since 1888," NBER Working Papers 6054, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  27. Dora L. Costa, 1996. "Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900-1991," NBER Working Papers 4929, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  28. Dora L. Costa, 1995. "Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth Century America," NBER Working Papers 4537, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  29. Dora L. Costa & Richard H. Steckel, 1995. "Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States," NBER Historical Working Papers 0076, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  30. Dora L. Costa, 1995. "The Political Economy of State Provided Health Insurance in the Progressive Era: Evidence from California," NBER Working Papers 5328, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  31. Dora L. Costa, 1994. "Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates," NBER Historical Working Papers 0055, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  32. Dora L. Costa, 1993. "Explaining the Changing Dynamics of Unemployment: Evidence from Civil War Records," NBER Historical Working Papers 0051, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

Articles

  1. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2007. "Deserters, Social Norms, and Migration," Journal of Law & Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 50, pages 323-353. [Downloadable!]

  2. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2007. "Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(4), pages 1467-1487, September. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Dora Costa & Jean-Luc Demeulemeester & Claude Diebolt, 2007. "What is ‘Cliometrica’?," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 1(1), pages 1-6, April. [Downloadable!]

  4. Rosenthal, Jean-Laurent & Haber, Steve & Lamoreaux, Naomi & Costa, Dora & Chaudhary, Latika & Moser, Petra & Zolt, Eric, 2007. "In Memoriam: Ken Sokoloff," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(03), pages 810-812, September. [Downloadable!]

  5. Costa, Dora L. & Kahn, Matthew E., 2006. "Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(04), pages 936-962, December. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Dora L. Costa & Joanna N. Lahey, 2005. "Predicting Older Age Mortality Trends," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 3(2-3), pages 487-493, 04/05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  7. Costa, Dora L., 2004. "The Measure of Man and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Gould Sample," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(01), pages 1-23, March. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Ward, Marianne, 2004. "Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past. Edited by Dora L. Costa. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Pp. xvi, 343. $75.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(01), pages 271-272, March. [Downloadable!]

  9. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2004. "Changes in the Value of Life, 1940--1980," Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer, vol. 29(2), pages 159-180, 09. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Costa, Dora L., 2004. "Race and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Twentieth Century: A Long-Term Comparison," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(04), pages 1056-1086, December. [Downloadable!]
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  11. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2003. "Cowards And Heroes: Group Loyalty In The American Civil War," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 118(2), pages 519-548, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  12. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2003. "The Rising Price of Nonmarket Goods," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(2), pages 227-232, May. [Downloadable!]

  13. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2003. "Understanding the American Decline in Social Capital, 1952--1998," Kyklos, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 56(1), pages 17-46, February.

  14. Costa, Dora L., 2003. "Understanding mid-life and older age mortality declines: evidence from Union Army veterans," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 112(1), pages 175-192, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  15. Dora L. Costa, 2001. "Estimating Real Income in the United States from 1888 to 1994: Correcting CPI Bias Using Engel Curves," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 109(6), pages 1288-1310, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  16. Fishback, Price V., 2001. "The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880 1990. By Dora Costa. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 234.$40.00, 31.95, cloth; $19.00, 13.50, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(01), pages 224-226, March. [Downloadable!]

  17. Costa, Dora L., 2001. "Aggregation, rank, and some historical Engel curves," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 183-186, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  18. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2000. "Power Couples: Changes In The Locational Choice Of The College Educated, 1940-1990," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 115(4), pages 1287-1315, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  19. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 14(4), pages 101-122, Fall. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  20. Dora L. Costa, 2000. "Hours of work and the Fair Labor Standards Act: A study of retail and wholesale trade, 1938û1950," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, ILR Review, ILR School, Cornell University, vol. 53(4), pages 648-664, July.
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  21. Costa, Dora L, 2000. "The Wage and the Length of the Work Day: From the 1890s to 1991," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 18(1), pages 156-81, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  22. Costa, Dora L., 1999. "A house of her own: old age assistance and the living arrangements of older nonmarried women," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 72(1), pages 39-59, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  23. Costa, Dora L, 1998. "The Evolution of Retirement: Summary of a Research Project," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 232-36, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  24. Costa, Dora L, 1998. "The Unequal Work Day: A Long-Term View," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 330-34, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  25. Costa, Dora L., 1998. "Unequal at Birth: A Long-Term Comparison of Income and Birth Weight," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 58(04), pages 987-1009, December. [Downloadable!]
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  26. Costa, Dora L, 1997. "Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrangements," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 105(6), pages 1269-92, December.
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  27. Costa, Dora L., 1996. "Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900?1991," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 56(01), pages 62-89, March. [Downloadable!]
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  28. Costa Dora L., 1995. "Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 540-552, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  29. Costa, Dora L, 1995. "Pensions and Retirement: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 110(2), pages 297-319, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  30. Costa, Dora L., 1995. "Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century America," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(02), pages 374-375, June. [Downloadable!]
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  31. Costa Dora L., 1993. "Height, Weight, Wartime Stress, and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Union Army Records," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 424-449, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  32. RePEc:cup:jechis:v:64:y:2005:i:04:p:1056-1086_04 is not listed on IDEAS

Books

  1. Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn, 2008. "Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number cost08-1, Summer.

  2. Dora L. Costa, 2003. "Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number cost03-1, Summer.

Editor

  1. Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC).

NEP Fields

19 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-AGE: Economics of Ageing (1) 2008-11-11
  2. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2001-12-14
  3. NEP-EDU: Education (2) 1999-05-10 2003-08-31
  4. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (1) 1999-06-08
  5. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (6) 1998-12-28 2000-05-16 2002-04-15 2003-04-02 2004-11-22 2008-06-13 Author is listed
  6. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic & Financial History (5) 2000-05-16 2000-05-16 2003-04-02 2005-01-02 2008-11-11 Author is listed
  7. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 1999-05-10 2008-11-11
  8. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty (6) 2001-06-08 2002-04-03 2003-04-02 2003-08-31 2003-11-03 2004-11-22 Author is listed
  9. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (1) 2003-11-03
  10. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2001-12-14
  11. NEP-NET: Network Economics (1) 2005-12-09
  12. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (3) 1998-04-21 1998-12-28 1999-05-10
  13. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (1) 2000-05-16
  14. NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (2) 2005-12-09 2008-06-13
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