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William J. Collins

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First Name:William
Middle Name:J.
Last Name:Collins
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Terminal Degree:1998 Department of Economics; Harvard University (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Department of Economics
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/econ/
RePEc:edi:devanus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. William J. Collins & Gregory Niemesh, 2023. "Income Gains and the Geography of the US Home Ownership Boom, 1940 to 1960," NBER Working Papers 31249, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. William J. Collins & Nicholas C. Holtkamp & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2022. "Black Americans’ Landholdings and Economic Mobility after Emancipation: New Evidence on the Significance of 40 Acres," NBER Working Papers 29858, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. William J. Collins, 2020. "The Great Migration of Black Americans from the US South: A Guide and Interpretation," NBER Working Papers 27268, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. William J. Collins & Ariell Zimran, 2019. "Working Their Way Up? US Immigrants' Changing Labor Market Assimilation in the Age of Mass Migration," NBER Working Papers 26414, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. William J. Collins & Ariell Zimran, 2018. "The Economic Assimilation of Irish Famine Migrants to the United States," NBER Working Papers 25287, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Brantly Callaway & William J. Collins, 2017. "Unions, Workers, and Wages at the Peak of the American Labor Movement," NBER Working Papers 23516, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. William J. Collins & Michael Q. Moody, 2017. "Racial Differences in American Women's Labor Market Outcomes: A Long-Run View," NBER Working Papers 23397, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. William J. Collins & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2017. "African American Intergenerational Economic Mobility Since 1880," NBER Working Papers 23395, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. William J. Collins & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2015. "The Great Migration in Black and White: New Evidence on the Selection and Sorting of Southern Migrants," NBER Working Papers 21384, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  10. Leah Platt Boustan & William J. Collins, 2013. "The Origin and Persistence of Black-White Differences in Women’s Labor Force Participation," Working Papers 2013-6, Princeton University. Economics Department..
  11. Leah Platt Boustan & William J. Collins, 2013. "The Origins and Persistence of Black-White Differences in Women's Labor Force Participation," NBER Working Papers 19040, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. William J. Collins & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2013. "Selection and Economic Gains in the Great Migration of African Americans: New Evidence from Linked Census Data," NBER Working Papers 19124, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  13. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2011. "Race and Home Ownership from the Civil War to the Present," NBER Working Papers 16665, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. William J. Collins & Katharine L. Shester, 2011. "Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States," NBER Working Papers 17458, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Robert A. Margo & William J. Collins, 2010. "Race, Property, and Segregation in Historical Perspective," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2010-028, Boston University - Department of Economics.
  16. William J. Collins & Katharine Shester, 2010. "The Economic Effects of Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 1013, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  17. Martha J. Bailey & William J. Collins, 2009. "Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish," NBER Working Papers 14641, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  18. Orley Ashenfelter & William J. Collins & Albert Yoon, 2005. "Evaluating the Role of Brown vs. Board of Education in School Equalization, Desegregation, and the Income of African Americans," NBER Working Papers 11394, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. William J. Collins & Fred H. Smith, 2005. "A Neighborhood-Level View of Riots, Property Values, and Population Loss: Cleveland 1950-1980," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0528, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  20. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots: Evidence from Property Values," NBER Working Papers 10493, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. William J. Collins, 2004. "The Political Economy of State Fair-Housing Laws Prior to 1968," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0413, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  22. Martha J. Bailey & William J. Collins, 2004. "The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940s," NBER Working Papers 10621, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  23. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0410, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  24. William J. Collins, 2004. "The Political Economy of Fair Housing Laws Prior to 1968," NBER Working Papers 10610, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Williams J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 2026, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
  26. William J. Collins, 2003. "The Housing Market Impact of State-Level Anti-Discrimination Laws, 1960-970," NBER Working Papers 9562, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  27. William J. Collins, 2003. "The Housing Market Impact of State-Level Anti-Discrimination Laws 1960-1970," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0304, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  28. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," NBER Working Papers 9770, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  29. William J. Collins & Melissa A. Thomasson, 2002. "Exploring the Racial Gap in Infant Mortality Rates, 1920-1970," NBER Working Papers 8836, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  30. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2001. "Race and Home Ownership in Twentieth Century America: The Role of Sample Composition," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0110, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  31. William J. Collins, 2001. "The Labor Market Impact of State-Level Anti-Discrimination Laws, 1940-1960," NBER Working Papers 8310, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  32. William J. Collins, 2001. "The Political Economy of Race and the Adoption of Fair Employment Laws, 1940-1964," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0104, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  33. William J. Collins, 2000. "The Political Economy of Race, 1940-1964: The Adoption of State-Level Fair Employment Legislation," NBER Historical Working Papers 0128, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  34. William J.Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0012, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
  35. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_310, Levy Economics Institute.
  36. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 1999. "Race and Home Ownership, 1900 to 1990," NBER Working Papers 7277, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  37. William J. Collins & Jeffrey G. Williamson, 1999. "Capital Goods Prices, Global Capital Markets and Accumulation, 1870-1950," NBER Historical Working Papers 0116, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  38. Collins, William J & O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj & Williamson, Jeffrey G, 1997. "Were Trade and Factor Mobility Substitutes in History?," CEPR Discussion Papers 1661, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.

Articles

  1. Collins, William J., 2021. "The Great Migration of Black Americans from the US South: A guide and interpretation," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
  2. Collins, William J. & Zimran, Ariell, 2019. "The economic assimilation of Irish Famine migrants to the United States," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
  3. William J. Collins & Gregory T. Niemesh, 2019. "Unions and the Great Compression of wage inequality in the US at mid‐century: evidence from local labour markets," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 72(2), pages 691-715, May.
  4. Callaway, Brantly & Collins, William J., 2018. "Unions, workers, and wages at the peak of the American labor movement," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 95-118.
  5. Collins, William J., 2015. "Looking Forward: Positive and Normative Views of Economic History's Future," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 75(4), pages 1228-1233, December.
  6. Collins, William J. & Wanamaker, Marianne H., 2015. "The Great Migration in Black and White: New Evidence on the Selection and Sorting of Southern Migrants," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 75(4), pages 947-992, December.
  7. William J. Collins & Marianne H. Wanamaker, 2014. "Selection and Economic Gains in the Great Migration of African Americans: New Evidence from Linked Census Data," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 6(1), pages 220-252, January.
  8. William J. Collins & Katharine L. Shester, 2013. "Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(1), pages 239-273, January.
  9. Collins, William J., 2011. "Cooking in Other Women's Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South, 1865–1960. By Rebecca Sharpless. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010. Pp. xxix, 273. $35.00, cloth," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 71(2), pages 537-538, June.
  10. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2011. "Race and Home Ownership from the End of the Civil War to the Present," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(3), pages 355-359, May.
  11. Martha J. Bailey & William J. Collins, 2011. "Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 3(2), pages 189-217, April.
  12. Collins, William J., 2008. "The Economics of the Great Depression: A Twenty-First Century Look Back at the Economics of the Interwar Era. By Randall E. Parker. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2007. Pp. xi, 257. Â," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 68(3), pages 938-940, September.
  13. Collins, William J. & Smith, Fred H., 2007. "A neighborhood-level view of riots, property values, and population loss: Cleveland 1950-1980," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 365-386, July.
  14. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2007. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(4), pages 849-883, December.
  15. Collins, William J., 2007. "Government and the American Economy: A New History. By Price Fishback, Robert Higgs, Gary D. Libecap, John Joseph Wallis, Stanley L. Engerman, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Sumner J. La Croix, Robert A. Marg," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(4), pages 1081-1083, December.
  16. Collins, William J., 2006. "Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition. Edited by Susan B. Carter, Scott Sigmund Gartner, Michael R. Haines, Alan L. Olmstead, Richard Sutch, and Gavin Wright. New York: Cambri," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(4), pages 1088-1097, December.
  17. Bailey, Martha J. & Collins, William J., 2006. "The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940s," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(3), pages 737-777, September.
  18. Orley Ashenfelter & William J. Collins & Albert Yoon, 2006. "Evaluating the Role of Brown v. Board of Education in School Equalization, Desegregation, and the Income of African Americans," American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association, vol. 8(2), pages 213-248.
  19. Collins, William J., 2005. "Water, Race, and Disease. By Werner Troesken. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004. Pp. xvii, 251. $35.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(3), pages 874-876, September.
  20. Collins, William J., 2004. "The housing market impact of state-level anti-discrimination laws, 1960-1970," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 534-564, May.
  21. William J. Collins & Melissa A. Thomasson, 2004. "The Declining Contribution of Socioeconomic Disparities to the Racial Gap in Infant Mortality Rates, 1920‐1970," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 70(4), pages 746-776, April.
  22. William J. Collins, 2003. "The Labor Market Impact of State-Level Anti-Discrimination Laws, 1940–1960," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 56(2), pages 244-272, January.
  23. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2003. "Race and the value of owner-occupied housing, 1940-1990," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 255-286, May.
  24. Collins, William J., 2003. "The political economy of state-level fair employment laws, 1940-1964," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 24-51, January.
  25. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2001. "Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 68-92, January.
  26. Collins, William J., 2001. "The Impact of International Trade on Wages. Edited by Robert C. Feenstra. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Pp. ix, 406. $62.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(1), pages 232-233, March.
  27. Collins, William J. & Williamson, Jeffrey G., 2001. "Capital-Goods Prices And Investment, 1870–1950," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(1), pages 59-94, March.
  28. William J. Collins, 2001. "Race, Roosevelt, and Wartime Production: Fair Employment in World War II Labor Markets," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 91(1), pages 272-286, March.
  29. Collins, William J., 2000. "Divided Arsenal: Race and the American Stare During World War II. By Daniel Kryder. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. xv, 301. $29.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 60(4), pages 1164-1166, December.
  30. Collins, William J., 2000. "Still the Promised City? African-Americans and New Immigrants in Postindustrial New York. By Roger Waldinger. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. Pp. x, 374. $18.95, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 60(2), pages 584-585, June.
  31. Collins, William J., 2000. "African-American Economic Mobility in the 1940s: A Portrait from the Palmer Survey," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 60(3), pages 756-781, September.
  32. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2000. "Residential segregation and socioeconomic outcomes: When did ghettos go bad?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 69(2), pages 239-243, November.
  33. William J. Collins, 1999. "Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State: Economics, Politics, and Institutions in the South, 1865‐1965 By Lee J. Alston and Joseph P. Ferric Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 66(2), pages 484-486, October.
  34. Collins, William J., 1999. "A New South Rebellion: The Battle Against Convict Labor in the Tennessee Coalfields, 1871–1896. By Karin A. Shapiro, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. pp. xvi, 333. $55.00, clot," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 59(2), pages 552-553, June.
  35. Collins, William J., 1999. "Labor Mobility, Market Integration, and Wage Convergence in Late 19th Century India," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 246-277, July.
  36. Collins, William J., 1999. "Labor Mobility in American and Indian Economic History," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 59(2), pages 469-473, June.
  37. Collins, William J., 1998. "Warhogs: A History of War Profits in America. By Stuart D. Brandes. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1997. Pp. ix, 371. $34.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 58(2), pages 604-605, June.

Chapters

  1. Martha J. Bailey & Leah Platt Boustan & William J. Collins, 2024. "Introduction to "The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives"," NBER Chapters, in: The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. William J. Collins & Gregory T. Niemesh, 2024. "Income Gains and the Geography of the US Home Ownership Boom, 1940 to 1960," NBER Chapters, in: The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. William J. Collins, 2018. "Publishing Economic History," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin (ed.), An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, chapter 40, pages 347-353, Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Leah Platt Boustan & William J. Collins, 2014. "The Origin and Persistence of Black-White Differences in Women's Labor Force Participation," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages 205-240, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Introduction to "Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective"," NBER Chapters, in: Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, pages 1-22, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2006. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," Handbook of the Economics of Education, in: Erik Hanushek & F. Welch (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 3, pages 107-154, Elsevier.

Books

  1. William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2015. "Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number coll13-1, March.
  2. Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A. (ed.), 2015. "Enterprising America," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226261621, December.

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  1. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (28) 1999-06-08 1999-08-27 2000-07-03 2000-07-03 2004-01-25 2004-06-07 2004-07-04 2004-07-18 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2004-12-20 2004-12-20 2009-01-17 2011-01-16 2013-05-19 2013-06-16 2015-07-25 2017-05-21 2017-05-21 2017-06-25 2018-12-10 2019-11-04 2020-07-13 2022-04-18 2023-06-19. Author is listed
  2. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (19) 2003-03-19 2003-07-10 2004-07-04 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2004-12-20 2005-06-05 2006-01-24 2010-11-27 2011-01-16 2011-10-01 2013-06-16 2015-07-25 2017-05-21 2018-12-10 2022-04-18 2023-06-19. Author is listed
  3. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (13) 2001-11-21 2004-07-18 2004-12-12 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2013-05-19 2015-07-25 2017-05-21 2017-05-21 2017-06-25 2018-12-10 2019-11-04 2020-07-13. Author is listed
  4. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (6) 2004-01-25 2004-07-04 2004-12-20 2006-01-24 2010-11-27 2011-10-01. Author is listed
  5. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (5) 2013-06-16 2015-07-25 2018-12-10 2019-11-04 2020-07-13. Author is listed
  6. NEP-EDU: Education (4) 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2005-05-23 2005-06-05
  7. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (4) 2001-11-21 2004-07-04 2004-12-12 2004-12-12
  8. NEP-IFN: International Finance (2) 1999-03-22 1999-06-08
  9. NEP-INT: International Trade (2) 2018-12-10 2019-11-04
  10. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (2) 2013-05-19 2023-06-19
  11. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (2) 2001-06-08 2005-06-05
  12. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2000-07-03
  13. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2013-05-19
  14. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2009-01-17
  15. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (1) 1999-03-22
  16. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2017-05-21
  17. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2018-12-10
  18. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2003-03-19
  19. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2009-01-17
  20. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2011-01-16
  21. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2017-06-25
  22. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2004-12-20

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