This paper studies the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. This forced migration process is addressed with a model that blends demographic, religious and macroeconomic features. The optimal migration path is derived. It is shown that a large portion of the Sephardim community fled the country...

The demographic history of the Jews in the Middle Ages may be characterized by two main phenomena: i) a sharp drop in the number of Jews until the beginning of the modern period, due mainly to conversions; and, ii) early urbanization. Until now, these features have been analyzed as primarily...

Mit diesem Band legt der renommierte US-Historiker ("Deutsche Identität", BA 8/91) den 2. Bericht der von der Deutschen Bank zur Untersuchung aller Aspekte ihrer Geschäftstätigkeit während der NS-Zeit berufenen internationalen Historikerkommission vor. Untersuchte J. Steinberg (ID 25/99) die...