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作者:[Anonymous]
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作者:University of California System; University of California Davis; National Bureau of Economic Research; Stellenbosch University; Baylor University
摘要:We provide the first estimates of immigrant residential segregation between 1850 and 1940 that cover the entire United States and are consistent across time and space. To do so, we adapt the Logan-Parman method to immigrants by measuring segregation based on the nativity of the next-door neighbor. In addition to providing a consistent measure of segregation, we also document new patterns such as high levels of segregation in rural areas, in small factory towns and for non-European sources. Ear...
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作者:Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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作者:University of Tokyo; Keio University; University of Bern
摘要:The Great Kanto Earthquake occurred on 1 September 1923 and inflicted serious damage on Yokohama City. About 90 percent of the factories in Yokohama City were burnt down or completely destroyed. However, these manufacturing industries appear to have swiftly recovered in the aftermath of the damage. This article investigates the role of creative destruction due to the Great Kanto Earthquake. Using firm-level data on capital (horsepower of motors) before and after the earthquake, we find substan...
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作者:St. John's University
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作者:Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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作者:Northwestern University
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作者:Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
摘要:Evidence of an early modern Little divergence in real wages between northwestern Europe and the rest of the continent is mostly based on the comparative study of a sample of leading European cities. Focusing on France and England this study reassesses the debate from a country-level perspective. The findings challenge the notion of an early modern divergence pointing to the coexistence of both divergence and convergence phases until the eighteenth century. Results also suggest that the real wa...
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作者:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; National Bureau of Economic Research
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作者:University of Calgary