This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands … rates of literacy in the Netherlands. In addition, there are positive effects of the BCL on book production and on city …

. The results are robust to a number of alternative explanations. -- economic development ; literacy ; religion ; societal …This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands … rates of literacy in the Netherlands. In addition, there are positive effects of the BCL on book production and on city …

This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal developments in the Netherlands … of literacy in the Netherlands. In addition, there are positive effects of the BCL on book production and on city growth …

This study provides new evidence on the advance of literacy in Spain during the period 1860-1930. A novel dataset …, spatial differences in literacy were sizeable during the whole nineteenth century. Furthermore, these disparities were only …

indicate a long-lasting legacy. This research provides an explanation for high literacy, economic growth and societal … contributed to the high rates of literacy in the Netherlands. In addition, there are positive effects of the BCL on book …

, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town … denomination, whereas towns are less segregated. Yet, we find relatively lower levels of segregation by literacy. Regression … analyses with county-fixed effects show that a larger share of Protestants is associated with higher literacy rates across all …

, villages, and manors in 1871 Prussia. We study religion, literacy, fertility, and group segregation by location type (town … denomination, whereas towns are less segregated. Yet, we find relatively lower levels of segregation by literacy. Regression … analyses with county-fixed effects show that a larger share of Protestants is associated with higher literacy rates across all …

pre-industrial Italy. In particular, we draw the attention on the association between literacy and social mobility. We … explain the limited role of literacy in increasing social mobility rates by pointing out that, at the time, limited …

pre-industrial Italy. In particular, we draw the attention on the association between literacy and social mobility. We … explain the limited role of literacy in increasing social mobility rates by pointing out that, at the time, limited …