A golden age before serfdom? The human capital of Central-Eastern and Eastern Europe in the 17th-19th centuries
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DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2014-008
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- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CIS-2014-08-25 (Confederation of Independent States)
- NEP-GRO-2014-08-25 (Economic Growth)
- NEP-HIS-2014-08-25 (Business, Economic & Financial History)
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