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How extractive was Russian Serfdom? : income inequality in Moscow Province in the early 19th century
Korchmina, Elena; Malinowski, Mikołaj - 2024
We measure pre- and post-tax income inequality in Moscow Province in 1811. We collect new data on incomes for 7 … serfdom resulted in high inequality and extraction levels as well as low social mobility in spite of low levels of enforcement … by the state. We compare our results with those for 1904 and find that, in spite despite emancipation, inequality …
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The weight of inequality : variation with industrialization and wealth
Carson, Scott Alan - 2015
greater wealth inequality. …When other economic measurements are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI) are now well accepted … measures for cumulative and current net nutrition. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI is the ratio of current to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392586
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Body mass, wealth, and inequality in the 19th century : joining the debate surrounding equality and health
Carson, Scott Alan - In: Economics and human biology 11 (2013) 1, pp. 90-94
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Malthusian stagnation is efficient
Córdoba Muñoz, Juan C.; Liu, Xiying - In: Theoretical economics : TE ; an open access journal in … 17 (2022) 1, pp. 415-460
"Malthusian stagnation" result. Furthermore, optimal allocations exhibit inequality, differential fertility, random consumption …
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What determines the capital share over the long run of history?
Bengtsson, Erik; Rubolino, Enrico; Waldenström, Daniel - 2020
This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy focuses on unique historical quasi-experimental events: i) the introduction of universal suffrage, ii) close election wins of left-wing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012239435
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What determines the capital share over the long run of history?
Bengtsson, Erik; Rubolino, Enrico; Waldenström, Daniel - 2020
This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy focuses on unique historical quasi-experimental events: i) the introduction of universal suffrage, ii) close election wins of left-wing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012210389
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What determines the capital share over the long run of history?
Bengtsson, Erik; Rubolino, Enrico; Waldenström, Daniel - 2020
This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy focuses on unique historical quasi-experimental events: i) the introduction of universal suffrage, ii) close election wins of left-wing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012211118
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What determines the capital share over the long run of history?
Bengtsson, Erik; Rubolino, Enrico; Waldenström, Daniel - 2020
This paper analyzes the determinants of the labor-capital split in national income for 20 countries since the late 1800s. Our main identification strategy focuses on unique historical quasi-experimental events: i) the introduction of universal suffrage, ii) close election wins of left-wing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213168
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Children of Communism : the former party membership and demand for redistribution
Libman, Alexander; Popova, Olga - 2022
The paper looks at the persistence of egalitarian norms in post-Communist societies by focusing on the former members of the Communist parties in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia and their children. Using the individual-level survey data, we show that there are striking differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471475
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The Irish in England
Cummins, Neil; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2022
The successful assimilation of ethnic minorities into Western economies is one of the biggest challenges facing the Modern World. The substantial flows of Irish, to England, provide an historical example of this process. However, this has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013326876