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/ N: Economic History
/ / N3: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
/ / / N31: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913

2007

• Gillian Hamilton & Aloysius Siow, 2007, "Class, Gender and Marriage," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, volume 10, issue 4, pages 549-575, October, DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2006.12.003.

2006

• Gregory Clark & Gillian Hamilton, 2006, "Survival of the Richest: The Malthusian Mechanism in Pre-Industrial England," Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics, number 229, Apr.
• Scott A. Carson & Thomas N. Maloney, 2006, "Living Standards in Black and White: Evidence from the Heights of Ohio Prison Inmates, 1829 – 1913," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 1775.
• Bhaskar, Venkataraman & Gupta, Bishnupriya, 2006, "Were American Parents Really Selfish? Child Labour in the 19th Century," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers, number 5675, May.
• Clark, Gregory & Hamilton, Gillian, 2006, "Survival of the Richest: The Malthusian Mechanism in Pre-Industrial England," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, volume 66, issue 3, pages 707-736, September.
• M. Ali Kemal, 2006, "Is Inflation in Pakistan a Monetary Phenomenon?," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, volume 45, issue 2, pages 213-220.
• Susan Yohn, 2006, "Crippled Capitalists: The Inscription Of Economic Dependence And The Challenge Of Female Entrepreneurship In Nineteenth-Century America," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 12, issue 1-2, pages 85-109, DOI: 10.1080/13545700500508270.
• Lisa Sanbonmatsu & Jeffrey R. Kling & Greg J. Duncan & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, 2006, "Neighborhoods and Academic Achievement: Results from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 41, issue 4.
• Ashley N. Coleman & William K. Hutchinson, 2006, "Determinants of Slave Prices: Louisiana, 1725 to 1820," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, number 0624, Dec.

2005

• Trevon D. Logan, 2005, "The Transformation of Hunger: The Demand for Calories Past and Present," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 11754, Nov.
• Susan Averett & Howard Bodenhorn & Justas Staisiunas, 2005, "Unemployment Risk and Compensating Differentials in New Jersey Manufacturing," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 43, issue 4, pages 734-749, October.
• Dora L. Costa & Joanna N. Lahey, 2005, "Predicting Older Age Mortality Trends," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, volume 3, issue 2-3, pages 487-493, 04/05.
• Ashley N. Coleman & William K. Hutchinson, 2005, "Trade Restrictions and Factor Prices: Slave Prices in Early Nineteenth Century US," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, number 0521, Aug.

2004

• Werner Troesken, 2004, "Water, Race, and Disease," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number troe04-1, December.
• Dora L. Costa, 2004, "Race and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from Union Army Veterans," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 10902, Nov.
• Lisa Sanbonmatsu & Jeffrey R. Kling & Greg J. Duncan & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, 2004, "Neighborhoods and Academic Achievement: Results From The Moving to Opportunity Experiment," Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section., number 871, Aug.

2003

• J.Komlos, 2003, "Histoire anthropométrique: bilan de deux décennies de recherche," Economies et Sociétés (Serie 'Histoire Economique Quantitative'), Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), issue 29, pages 1-24, January.
• Komlos, John, 2003, "On the Biological Standard of Living of Eighteenth-Century Americans: Taller, Richer, Healthier," Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics, number 53, Jul.
• Howard Bodenhorn, 2003, "Just and Reasonable Treatment: Racial Treatment in the Terms of Pauper Apprenticeship in Antebellum Maryland," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 9752, Jun.
• Susan Averett & Howard Bodenhorn & Justas Staisiunas, 2003, "Unemployment Risk and Compensating Differential in Late-Nineteenth Century New Jersey Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 9977, Sep.
• Peter Thompson, 2003, "Technological Change and the Age-Earnings Profile: Evidence from the International Merchant Marine, 1861-1912," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, volume 6, issue 3, pages 578-601, July, DOI: 10.1016/S1094-2025(03)00014-0.

2002

• Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2002, "Part-Year Operation In Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing: Evidence From The 1870 And 1880 Censuses," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, volume 62, issue 3, pages 792-809, September.
• Robert A. Margo, 2002, "The North-South Wage Gap, Before and After the Civil War," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 8778, Feb.
• Lleras-Muney, Adriana, 2002, "Were Compulsory Attendance and Child Labor Laws Effective? An Analysis from 1915 to 1939," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 45, issue 2, pages 401-435, October, DOI: 10.1086/340393.

2001

• Joseph M. Prince & Richard H. Steckel, 2001, "Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 91, issue 1, pages 287-294, March.
• Farley Grubb, 2001, "The Market Evaluation of Criminality: Evidence from the Auction of British Convict Labor in America, 1767-1775," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 91, issue 1, pages 295-304, March.
• Kenneth L. Sokoloff & Naomi R. Lamoreaux, 2001, "Market Trade in Patents and the Rise of a Class of Specialized Inventors in the 19th-Century United States," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 91, issue 2, pages 39-44, May.
• Frank D. Lewis, 2001, "Farm settlement with imperfect capital markets: a life-cycle application to Upper Canada, 1826-1851," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, volume 34, issue 1, pages 174-195, February.
• Connolly, Michelle P., 2001, "Human Capital and Growth in the Post-Bellum South: A Separate but Unequal Story," Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics, number 01-01.
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001, "Part-Year Operation in 19th Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses," Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, number wp_327, Mar.
• Adriana Lleras-Muney, 2001, "Were Compulsory Attendance and Child Labor Laws Effective? An Analysis from 1915 to 1939," Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing., number 273, Apr.
• E. Woodrow Eckard, 2001, "The Origin of the Reserve Clause," Journal of Sports Economics, , volume 2, issue 2, pages 113-130, May, DOI: 10.1177/152700250100200202.
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001, "Part-Year Operation in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, number 0106, Mar, revised Mar 2001.
• Frank D. Lewis, 2001, "Farm settlement with imperfect capital markets: a life‐cycle application to Upper Canada, 1826–1851," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, volume 34, issue 1, pages 174-195, February, DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00069.
• Jeremy Atak & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001, "Part-Year Operation in 19th Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses," Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 0105001, May.

2000

• Christopher Hanes, 2000, "Nominal Wage Rigidity and Industry Characteristics in the Downturns of 1893, 1929, and 1981," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 90, issue 5, pages 1432-1446, December.
• Nancy Folbre & Julie A. Nelson, 2000, "For Love or Money--Or Both?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 14, issue 4, pages 123-140, Fall.
• Kelley, Allen C., 2000, "Population and Economic Development," Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics, number 00-06.
• Robert A. Margo, 2000, "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number marg00-1, December.
• Robert A. Margo, 2000, "Wages in California during the Gold Rush," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860".
• Dora L. Costa, 2000, "Long-Term Declines in Disability Among Older Men: Medical Care, Public Health, and Occupational Change," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 7605, Mar.
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000, "Rising Wage Dispersion Across American Manufacturing Establishments, 1850-1880," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 7932, Oct.
• Myeong-Su Yun, 2000, "Earnings Inequality in Late Nineteenth Century America and Britain," Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics, number 199834, Sep.
• Margo, Robert A., 2000, "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226505077, edition 1, ISBN: ARRAY(0x70ce85f0).
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000, "Rising Wage Dispersion Across American Manufacturing Establishments, 1850-1880," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, number 0036, Sep.
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman, 2000, "Downtime in American Manufacturing Industry: 1870 and 1880," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, number 0048, Nov.
• D. L. Costa, 2000, "Long-Term declines in Disability Among Older Men: Medical Care, Public Health, and Occupational Change," CPE working papers, University of Chicago - Centre for Population Economics, number 0005.

1999

• Vernon Henderson & Duncan Black, 1999, "Spatial Evolution of Population and Industry in the United States," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 89, issue 2, pages 321-327, May.
• Charles T. Clotfelter, 1999, "The Familiar but Curious Economics of Higher Education: Introduction to a Symposium," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 13, issue 1, pages 3-12, Winter.
• Claudia Goldin & Lawrence F. Katz, 1999, "The Shaping of Higher Education: The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, volume 13, issue 1, pages 37-62, Winter.
• Kelley, Allen C., 1999, "The Population Debate in Historical Perspective: Revisionism Revisited," Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics, number 99-09.
• John A. James & Michael G. Palumbo & Mark Thomas, 1999, "Consumption smoothing among working-class American families before social insurance," Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), number 1999-24.
• Joseph P. Ferrie, 1999, "Yankeys Now: Immigrants in the Antebellum US 1840-1860," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number ferr99-1, December.
• Seccareccia, M. & Saint-Germain, M., 1999, "Surplus de main-d'oeuvre immigrante et developpement dualiste: l'economie canadienne au milieu du 19e siecle," Working Papers, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics, number 9901e.

1998

• James, J.A. & Palumbo, M.G. & Thomas, M., 1998, "Consumption Smoothing Among Working-Class American Families Before Social Insurance," Papers, Houston - Department of Economics, number 98-05.
• Thomas, M., 1998, "Have Working-Class Americans Always Been Low Savers? Savings and Accumulation Before the Advent of Social Insurance: The United States, 1885-1910," Papers, Houston - Department of Economics, number 98-06.
• Dora L. Costa, 1998, "The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number cost98-1, December.
• Robert A. Margo, 1998, "Labor Market Integration Before the Civil War," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0109, Oct.
• Joseph M. Prince & Richard H. Steckel, 1998, "The Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0112, Dec.
• Robert A. Margo, 1998, "Labor Market Integration Before the Civil War," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 6643, Jul.
• Constantine, J.M., 1998, "The Effect of Historically Black Colleges on Wages of Black Students: an Analysis by Gender," Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Department of Economics, Williams College, number DP-48, Oct.

1997

• Lewis, Frank D. & Urquhart, M.C., 1997, "Growth and the Standard of Living in a Pioneer Economy: Upper Canada, 1826 to 1851," Queen's Economics Department Working Papers, Queen's University - Department of Economics, number 273384, Sep, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.273384.
• Haluk Ergin & Serdar Sayan, 1997, "A Microeconomic Analysis of Slavery in Comparison to Free Labor Economies," Working Papers, Department of Economics, Bilkent University, number 9708.
• Garcia Cervero, S., 1997, "A Historical Approach to American Skill Differentials," Economics Working Papers, European University Institute, number eco97/25.
• Richard H. Steckel & Roderick Floud, 1997, "Health and Welfare during Industrialization," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number stec97-1, December.
• Dora Costa & Richard H. Steckel, 1997, "Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "Health and Welfare during Industrialization".
• Robert A. Margo, 1997, "Wages in California During the Gold Rush," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0101, Jun.
• Sukkoo Kim, 1997, "Economic Integration and Convergence: U.S. Regions, 1840-1987," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 6335, Dec.
• Frank D. Lewis & M.C. Urquhart, 1997, "Growth And The Standard Of Living In A Pioneer Economy: Upper Canada, 1826 To 1851," Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University, number 950, Sep.
• Costa, Dora L, 1997, "Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrangements," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, volume 105, issue 6, pages 1269-1292, December, DOI: 10.1086/516392.
• Haluk I. Ergin & Serdar Sayan, 1997, "A Microeconomic Analysis of Slavery in Comparison to Free Labor Economies," Economic History, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 9710001, Oct.

1996

• Costa, Dora L., 1996, "Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900–1991," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, volume 56, issue 1, pages 62-89, March.
• Margo, Robert A. & Aldrich Finegan, T., 1996, "Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 53, issue 1, pages 103-110, October.
• Joshua L. Rosenbloom, 1996, "The Extent of the Labor Market in the United States, 1850-1914," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0078, Jan.
• Joshua L. Rosenbloom, 1996, "Strikebreaking and the Labor Market in the United States, 1881-1874," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0086, May.
• Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1996, "Compulsory Schooling Legislation and School Attendance in Turn-of-the-Century America: A "Natural Experiment" Approach," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0089, Jul.
• Lynne L. Kiesling & Robert A. Margo, 1996, "Explaining the Rise in Antebellum Pauperism: New Evidence," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0092, Sep.
• Dora L. Costa, 1996, "Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrange- ments," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 5429, Jan.
• Ben S. Bernanke & Kevin Carey, 1996, "Nominal Wage Stickiness and Aggregate Supply in the Great Depression," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 5439, Jan.
• Ben S. Bernanke & Kevin Carey, 1996, "Nominal Wage Stickiness and Aggregate Supply in the Great Depression," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, volume 111, issue 3, pages 853-883.

1995

• Costa, Dora L., 1995, "Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century America," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, volume 55, issue 2, pages 374-375, June.
• Costa Dora L., 1995, "Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, volume 32, issue 4, pages 540-552, October.
• Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman, 1995, "Irregular Production and Time-out-of-Work in American Manufacturing Industry in 1870 and 1880: Some Preliminary Estimates," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0069, Jun.
• Joseph P. Ferrie, 1995, "A New Sample of Americans Linked from the 1850 Public Use Micro Sampleofthe Federal Census of Population to the1860 Federal Census Manuscript Sched," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0071, Aug.
• Robert A. Margo, 1995, "The Farm-Nonfarm Wage Gap in the Antebellum United States: Evidence fromthe 1850 and 1860 Censuses of Social Statistics," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0072, Aug.
• Dora L. Costa & Richard H. Steckel, 1995, "Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0076, Nov.

1994

• Taksa, L., 1994, "The Diffusion of Scientific Management: Reconsidering the Reform of Industry Related Training in the USA ans NSW during the Early 20th Century," Papers, The University of New South Wales. Department of Industrial Relations., number 100.
• Claudia Goldin, 1994, "The Political Economy of Immigration Restriction in the United States, 1890 to 1921," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy".
• Joshua L. Rosenbloom, 1994, "Employer Recruitment and the Integration of Industrial Labor Markets 1870-1914," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0053, Jan.
• Dora L. Costa, 1994, "Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0055, Apr.
• Claudia Goldin, 1994, "Labor Markets in the Twentieth Century," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0058, Jun.
• Joshua L. Rosenbloom, 1994, "Was There a National Labor Market at the End of the Nineteenth Century? Intercity and Interregional Variation in Male Earnings in Manufacturing," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0061, Oct.
• Robert A. Mareo, 1994, "The Price of Housing in New York City, 1830-1860," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0063, Nov.
• Dora L. Costa, 1994, "Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900-1991," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 4929, Nov.

1993

• John Komlos, 1993, "A Malthusian episode revisited: the height of British and Irish servants in colonial America," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, volume 46, issue 4, pages 768-782, November.
• Dora L. Costa, 1993, "Explaining the Changing Dynamics of Unemployment: Evidence from Civil War Records," NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 0051, Dec.
• Claudia Goldin, 1993, "The Political Economy of Immigration Restriction in the United States, 1890 to 1921," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 4345, Apr.
• Dora L. Costa, 1993, "Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth Century America," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 4537, Nov.

1987

• Komlos, John, 1987, "The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, volume 47, issue 4, pages 897-927, December.

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• Robert A. Margo, , "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics, number dp-272.
• John Komlos, , "Anomalies in Economic History: Reflections on the 'Antebellum Puzzle'," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 12.
• John Komlos & Peter Coclanis, , "Nutrition and Economic Development in Post-Reconstruction South Carolina: an Anthropometric Approach," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 15.
• John Komlos, , "A Malthusian Episode Revisited: The Height of British and Irish Servants in Colonial America," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 18.
• John Komlos, , "On the Biological Standard of Living of Eighteenth-Century Americans: Taller, Richer, Healthier," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 3.
• John Komlos, , "The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 32.
• John Komlos, , "Histoire anthropomérique: bilan de deux décennies de Recherche," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 41.
• John Komlos, , "Shrinking in a Growing Economy? The Mystery of Physical Stature during the Industrial Revolution," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 7.
• John Komlos, , "The New World’s Contribution to Food Consumption during the Industrial Revolution," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 8.
• John Komlos & Peter Coclanis, , "On the 'Puzzling' Antebellum Cycle of the Biological Standard of Living: the Case of Georgia," Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich, number 9.

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• Matthias Cinyabuguma & William Lord & Christelle Viauroux, 2014, "Explaining the Revolution in U.S. Fertility, Schooling, and Women’s Work among Households Formed in 1875, 1900, and 1925," Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, "Factors Affecting Worker Well-being: The Impact of Change in the Labor Market", DOI: 10.1108/S0147-912120140000040001.
• Kevin Donovan & Christopher Herrington, 2019, "Factors Affecting College Attainment and Student Ability in the U.S. since 1900," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, volume 31, pages 224-244, January, DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2018.07.003.