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Working Papers

2024

1. Froebel’s Gifts: How the Kindergarten Movement Changed the American Family
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (3)
2. Gender-Biased Technological Change: Milking Machines and the Exodus of Woman From Farming
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (2)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2023) View citations (2)
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics (2023) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
3. Medical Technology and Life Expectancy: Evidence From the Antitoxin Treatment of Diphtheria
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2023) View citations (1)
4. Religion as Social Insurance: Evidence From the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
5. The Long-Term Effects of Charity Nurseries: Evidence From Early 20th Century New York
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2024)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2024)
6. When London Burned to Sticks: The Economic Impact of the Great Fire of 1666
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2024)
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2024)

2021

7. The Effect of Immigration on Local Labor Markets: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
   Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

2020

8. FROEBEL’S GIFTS: HOW THE KINDERGARTEN MOVEMENT CHANGED THE AMERICAN FAMILY
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
9. How the Other Half Died: Immigration and Mortality in US Cities
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article How the Other Half Died: Immigration and Mortality in U.S. Cities, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2024) (2024)
10. School Closures During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article School Closures during the 1918 Flu Pandemic, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2024) View citations (3) (2024)

2019

11. How the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Shaped Economic Activity in the American West
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
12. Structural Change and the Fertility Transition
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Structural Change and the Fertility Transition, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
13. The Effects of Immigration on the Economy: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (31)
    Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2019) View citations (18)
14. The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners After the Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2019) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners after the Civil War, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (25) (2021)

2018

15. Shaking Up the Equilibrium: Natural Disasters, Economic Activity, and Immigration
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. Structural Change and the Fertility Transition in the American South
    CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (4)

2017

17. Closing Heaven's Door: Evidence from the 1920s U.S. Immigration Quota Acts
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (24)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2017) View citations (15)
18. Immigrants' Genes: Genetic Diversity and Economics Development in the US
    CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (3)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013) View citations (16)
19. Killer Incentives: Status Competition and Pilot Performance during World War II
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (16)

2016

20. Agricultural risk and the spread of religious communities
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2015) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Agricultural Risk and the Spread of Religious Communities, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2018) View citations (38) (2018)
21. Church Membership and Social Insurance: Evidence from the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (4)
22. National Immigration Quotas and Local Economic Growth
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (5)

2015

23. Shaking up the Equilibrium: Natural Disasters, Immigration and Economic Geography
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

2014

24. Church Membership and Social Insurance: Evidence from the American South
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (5)
25. Effects of Agricultural Productivity Shocks on Female Labor Supply: Evidence from the Boll Weevil Plague in the US South
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (4)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2014) View citations (2)
26. Fertility and early-life mortality: Evidence from smallpox vaccination in Sweden
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2014) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Fertility and Early-Life Mortality: Evidence from Smallpox Vaccination in Sweden, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2018) View citations (13) (2018)
27. Rainfall Risk and Religious Membership in the Late Nineteenth-Century United States
    Working Papers, University of Mannheim, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, FEDEA (2013) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5)

2013

28. Bank Deregulation, Competition and Economic Growth: The US Free Banking Experience
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2013) View citations (3)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2013) View citations (3)
29. The Persistence of de Facto Power: Elites and Economic Development in the US South, 1840-1960
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) View citations (23)

2011

30. Cultural Diversity and Economic Growth: Evidence from the US during the Age of Mass Migration
    School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers, University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic History Society (2011) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Cultural diversity and economic growth: Evidence from the US during the age of mass migration, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (192) (2013)

2007

31. The Accuracy and Efficiency of the Consensus Forecasts: A Further Application and Extension of the Pooled Approach
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The accuracy and efficiency of the Consensus Forecasts: A further application and extension of the pooled approach, International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier (2009) View citations (63) (2009)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How the Other Half Died: Immigration and Mortality in U.S. Cities
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91, (1), 1-44
   See also Working Paper How the Other Half Died: Immigration and Mortality in US Cities, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (8) (2020)
2. School Closures during the 1918 Flu Pandemic
   (School Closures during the 1918 Flu Pandemic)
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 106, (1), 266-276 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper School Closures During the 1918 Flu Pandemic, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (10) (2020)

2023

3. The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on Local Labor Markets: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 164-91 View citations (13)

2022

4. Killer Incentives: Rivalry, Performance and Risk-Taking among German Fighter Pilots, 1939–45
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2022, 89, (5), 2257-2292 View citations (17)

2021

5. The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners after the Civil War
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (11), 3767-94 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners After the Civil War, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (32) (2019)

2020

6. How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West
   Explorations in Economic History, 2020, 77, (C) View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper How the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Shaped Economic Activity in the American West, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
7. Structural Change and the Fertility Transition
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 102, (4), 806-822 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Structural Change and the Fertility Transition, MPRA Paper (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2018

8. Agricultural Risk and the Spread of Religious Communities
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, 16, (4), 1021-1068 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Agricultural risk and the spread of religious communities, Economics Working Papers (2016) View citations (12) (2016)
9. Fertility and Early-Life Mortality: Evidence from Smallpox Vaccination in Sweden
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2018, 16, (2), 487-521 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Fertility and early-life mortality: Evidence from smallpox vaccination in Sweden, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)
10. IMMIGRANTS' GENES: GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
    Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (2), 1149-1164 View citations (16)

2017

11. The boll weevil plague and its effect on the southern agricultural sector, 1889–1929
    Explorations in Economic History, 2017, 65, (C), 94-105 View citations (9)

2013

12. Cultural diversity and economic growth: Evidence from the US during the age of mass migration
    European Economic Review, 2013, 64, (C), 76-97 View citations (192)
    See also Working Paper Cultural Diversity and Economic Growth: Evidence from the US during the Age of Mass Migration, School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2009

13. The accuracy and efficiency of the Consensus Forecasts: A further application and extension of the pooled approach
    International Journal of Forecasting, 2009, 25, (1), 167-181 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper The Accuracy and Efficiency of the Consensus Forecasts: A Further Application and Extension of the Pooled Approach, ZEW Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (6) (2007)