From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History
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- Maristella Botticini & Zvi Eckstein, 2005. "From Farmers to Merchants:A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2005-018, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Botticini, Maristella & Eckstein, Zvi, 2003. "From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History," CEPR Discussion Papers 3718, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Maristella Botticini & Zvi Eckstein, 2003. "From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-124, Boston University - Department of Economics.
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- Botticini, Maristella & Eckstein, Zvi, 2005.
"Jewish Occupational Selection: Education, Restrictions, or Minorities?,"
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Keywords
first millennium; occupational choice; Jewish economic history; religion; human capital; social norms; migration;JEL classification:
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
- Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2003-01-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-HIS-2003-01-12 (Business, Economic & Financial History)
- NEP-LAB-2003-01-12 (Labour Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2003-01-13 (Microeconomics)
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