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Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution
Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - 2013
markets in Germany. We use these data to test whether medieval universities played a causal role in expanding economic … activity, examining the foundation of Germany's first universities after 1386 following the Papal Schism. We find that the … specifications that address concerns about the endogeneity of university location. Universities provided training in newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328836
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Modern secondary education and economic performance: the introduction of the Gewerbeschule and Realschule in nineteenth-century Bavaria
Semrad, Alexandra - 2014
Do new school types focusing on practical and business-related knowledge lead to increased economic performance? To analyze this question, this paper examines the introduction of two types of modern secondary education, the Gewerbeschule and its successor, the Realschule, in nineteenth-century...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427714
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Medieval universities, legal institutions, and the commercial revolution
Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - 2013
markets in Germany. We use these data to test whether medieval universities played a causal role in expanding economic … activity, examining the foundation of Germanyś first universities after 1386 following the Papal Schism. We find that the trend … specifications that address concerns about the endogeneity of university location. Universities provided training in newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010199411
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Modern secondary education and economic performance : the introduction of the Gewerbeschule and Realschule in nineteenth-century Bavaria
Semrad, Alexandra - 2014
Do new school types focusing on practical and business-related knowledge lead to increased economic performance? To analyze this question, this paper examines the introduction of two types of modern secondary education, the Gewerbeschule and its successor, the Realschule, in nineteenth-century...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438296
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Modern secondary education and economic performance: the introduction of the Gewerbeschule and Realschule in nineteenth-century Bavaria
Semrad, Alexandra - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Do new school types focusing on practical and business-related knowledge lead to increased economic performance? To analyze this question, this paper examines the introduction of two types of modern secondary education, the Gewerbeschule and its successor, the Realschule, in nineteenth-century...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210867
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Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution
Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - CESifo - 2013
markets in Germany. We use these data to test whether medieval universities played a causal role in expanding economic … activity, examining the foundation of Germany’s first universities after 1386 following the Papal Schism. We find that the … specifications that address concerns about the endogeneity of university location. Universities provided training in newly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010706001
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Age heaping and numeracy: Looking behind the curtain
Blum, Matthias; Krauss, Karl-Peter - 2017
Age heaping-based numeracy indicators have served as valuable tools to derive basic human capital estimates, especially for periods where other indicators are unavailable. However, the accuracy of individual age statements usually remains unknown, and due to the lack of precise information it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011674613
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The fall of Constantinople and the rise of the West
Link, Andreas - 2023
Greek and Byzantine scholars were especially advanced. Finally, I document an increase in upper-tail human capital and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014476228
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Age heaping and numeracy : looking behind the curtain
Blum, Matthias; Krauss, Karl-Peter - 2017
Age heaping-based numeracy indicators have served as valuable tools to derive basic human capital estimates, especially for periods where other indicators are unavailable. However, the accuracy of individual age statements usually remains unknown, and due to the lack of precise information it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011669765
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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
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 market forces of supply and demand. We regress apprenticeship...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010903249