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Market Forces Shaping Human Capital in Eighteenth Century London
van der Beek, Karine; Justman, Moshe - Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, … - 2013
market forces of supply and demand. We regress apprenticeship premiums on journeymen's wages, set up costs and a selection of …We draw on quantitative and descriptive data from Robert Campbell's widely cited manual for prospective apprentices …, The London Tradesman (1747), to demonstrate the responsiveness of apprenticeship in mid-eighteenth century London to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010903249
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The price of human capital in a pre-industrial economy: Premiums and apprenticeship contracts in 18th century England
Minns, Chris; Wallis, Patrick - In: Explorations in Economic History 50 (2013) 3, pp. 335-350
Training through apprenticeship provided the main mechanism for occupational human capital formation in pre … apprenticeship to secure training contracts. Premiums varied in response to scarcity rents, the expected productivity of masters and … access to apprenticeship training for youths from modest families. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681820
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Numeracy and the Impact of High Food Prices in Industrializing Britain, 1780–1850
Baten, Jorg; Crayen, Dorothee; Voth, Hans-Joachim - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 96 (2014) July, pp. 418-430
Using census-based data on the ability to recall one's age, we show that low levels of nutrition impaired numeracy in industrializing England, 1780 to 1850: cognitive ability declined among those born during the Napoleonic wars. The effect was stronger in areas where grain was expensive and...
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Poor, hungry and ignorant: Numeracy and the impact of high food prices in industrializing Britain, 1780-1850
Baten, Jörg; Crayen, Dorothee; Voth, Joachim - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2007
This paper uses the ability to recall one’s age correctly as an indicator of numeracy. We show that low levels of nutrition impaired numeracy in industrializing England, 1780-1850. Numeracy declined markedly among those born during the war years, especially where wheat was dear. England’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005772238
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The Western European Marriage Pattern and Economic Development
foreman-peck, james s. - Economics Section, Cardiff Business School - 2009
For several centuries, women's age at first marriage in Western Europe was higher than in the east (and in the rest of the world). Over the same period Western Europe began slow but sustained economic development relative to elsewhere. A model based on the economics of the household explains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005026814
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Colonization and development: The long-term effect of Russian settlement in the North Caucasus, 1890s–2000s
Natkhov, Timur - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 43 (2015) 1, pp. 76-97
This paper exploits differences in the proportion of Russian settlers in the North Caucasus in the nineteenth century to estimate the effect of colonization on long-term development. The identification strategy relies on the fact that the primary purpose of Russian colonization was to protect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011190839
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International Migration and Development: A review in light of the crisis
Alonso, Jose Antonio - Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations - 2011
Increasing international migratory flows in the last four decades is one of the most visible manifestations of the globalization process. In spite of its potential positive effect on global efficiency and well-being, little progress has been made in designing and promoting a normative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010550920
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Market Forces Shaping Human Capital in Eighteenth Century London
Justman, Moshe; Beek, Karine van der - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2013
market forces of supply and demand. We regress apprenticeship premiums on journeymen’s wages, set-up costs, and a selection …We draw on quantitative and descriptive data from Robert Campbell’s widely cited manual for prospective apprentices …, The London Tradesman (1747), to demonstrate the responsiveness of apprenticeship in mid-eighteenth century London to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010858807
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England's Eighteenth Century Demand for High-Quality Workmanship: Evidence from Apprenticeship, 1710-1770
van der Beek, Karine - Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, …
cCreation-Date: 2013-09
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010903248
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England's Eighteenth Century Demand for High-Quality Workmanship: Evidence from Apprenticeship, 1710-1770
van der Beek, Karine - Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, … - 2013
from different sources that supports Mokyr's claim. Mainly, I use evidence on apprenticeship that covers all England …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700011