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The evolution of retirement : an American economic history, 1880 - 1990
Costa, Dora L. - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000633426
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In pursuit of Leviathan : technology, institutions, productivity, and profits in American whaling, 1816 - 1906
Davis, Lance Edwin - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000962070
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Heroes & cowards : the social face of war
Costa, Dora L.; Kahn, Matthew E. - 2008
Heroes and Cowards demonstrates the role that social capital plays in people's decisions. The makeup of various companies--whether soldiers were of the same ethnicity, age, and occupation--influenced whether soldiers remained loyal or whether they deserted. Costa and Kahn discuss how the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009735357
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Human capital in history : the American record
Boustan, Leah Platt (contributor);  … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010501037
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A prelude to the welfare state : the origins of workers' compensation
Fishback, Price Van Meter; Kantor, Shawn Everett - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001390799
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A Brief History of Education in the United States
Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1999
the broad outlines of U.S. educational history from the nineteenth century to the present, including changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471513
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Wages and labor markets in the United States : 1820 - 1860
Margo, Robert A. - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480775
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Housing and mortgage markets in historical perspective
White, Eugene N. (ed.); Snowden, Kenneth A. (ed.);  … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010388159
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Reforming the welfare state : recovery and beyond in Sweden
Freeman, Richard B. (ed.); Swedenborg, Birgitta (contributor) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003851392