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Working Papers

2023

1. How the 1918 influenza pandemic affected voting in the Weimar Republic
   ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
2. The Political Effects of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Weimar Germany
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (2)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2023) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) View citations (2)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (2)

2022

3. Immigration and Development: German-Speaking Agricultural Settlers in the Kingdom of Hungary
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2021

4. Human capital transfer of German-speaking migrants in Eastern Europe, 1780s-1820s
   QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Human capital transfer of German‐speaking migrants in eastern Europe, 1780s–1820s, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2022) (2022)

2019

5. Living standards and inequality in the Industrial Revolution: Evidence from the height of University of Edinburgh students in the 1830s
   QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Living standards and inequality in the industrial revolution: Evidence from the height of University of Edinburgh students in the 1830s, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2017

6. Age heaping and numeracy: Looking behind the curtain
   QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Age heaping and numeracy: looking behind the curtain, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
7. Rise and Fall in the Third Reich: Social Mobility and Nazi Membership
   Economics Working Papers, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast
   Also in QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History (2017)
8. Scarring and Selection in the Great Irish Famine
   Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development View citations (6)
   Also in QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History (2017) View citations (6)

2016

9. Escaping the Holocaust: human and health capital of refugees to the US, 1940-42
   VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
10. Genuine Savings in developing and developed countries, 1900-2000
    Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development View citations (8)
11. Grey Matters: Charting the Development of the Shadow Economy
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
12. Trends in Genetically Engineered Crops' Approval Times in the United States and the European Union
    Economics Working Papers, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast View citations (4)

2015

13. Escaping the Holocaust: Human and health capital of refugees to the United States, 1940-42
    QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History View citations (1)
14. Max Weber and the First World War: Protestant and Catholic living standards in Germany, 1915-1919
    Economics Working Papers, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast
    See also Journal Article Max Weber and the First World War: Protestant and Catholic living standards in Germany, 1915–1919, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
15. Participation of smallholders in carbon-certified small-scale agroforestry: A lesson from the rural Mount Kenyan region
    Economics Working Papers, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast View citations (5)
16. Quantifying Human Capital Accumulation in Rural Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
    Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development View citations (4)
    Also in QUCEH Working Paper Series, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Women of an uncertain age: quantifying human capital accumulation in rural Ireland in the nineteenth century, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2017) View citations (16) (2017)

2014

17. Accounting for Sustainable Development over the Long-Run:Lessons from Germany
    Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics, University of St. Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development
    See also Journal Article Accounting for Sustainable Development over the Long-Run: Lessons from Germany, German Economic Review, De Gruyter (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
18. Can women count? Gender and numeracy in nineteenth-century Ireland
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History
19. Empirical testing of genuine savings as an indicator of weak sustainability: a three-country analysis of long run trends
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) View citations (1)
    Also in Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2014) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Empirical Testing of Genuine Savings as an Indicator of Weak Sustainability: A Three-Country Analysis of Long-Run Trends, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (9) (2016)
20. Genetically Engineered Crops’ Authorizations in the US and the EU: a Struggle Against the Clock
    Economics Working Papers, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast

2013

21. Genuine savings and future well-being in Germany, 1850-2000
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) (2013) View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Human capital transfer of German‐speaking migrants in eastern Europe, 1780s–1820s
   Economic History Review, 2022, 75, (3), 703-738
   See also Working Paper Human capital transfer of German-speaking migrants in Eastern Europe, 1780s-1820s, QUCEH Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

2. Anthropometric History: Revisiting What’s in it for Ireland
   Irish Economic and Social History, 2021, 48, (1), 3-26

2019

3. Accounting for Sustainable Development over the Long-Run: Lessons from Germany
   German Economic Review, 2019, 20, (4), 410-446 View citations (1)
   Also in German Economic Review, 2019, 20, (4), 410-446 (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Accounting for Sustainable Development over the Long-Run:Lessons from Germany, Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics (2014) (2014)
4. Living standards and inequality in the industrial revolution: Evidence from the height of University of Edinburgh students in the 1830s
   Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 35, (C), 185-192 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Living standards and inequality in the Industrial Revolution: Evidence from the height of University of Edinburgh students in the 1830s, QUCEH Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
5. Rise and fall in the Third Reich: Social advancement and Nazi membership
   European Economic Review, 2019, 120, (C) View citations (3)

2018

6. Age heaping and numeracy: looking behind the curtain
   Economic History Review, 2018, 71, (2), 464-479 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Age heaping and numeracy: Looking behind the curtain, QUCEH Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
7. Escaping Europe: health and human capital of Holocaust refugees1
   European Review of Economic History, 2018, 22, (1), 1-27 View citations (29)

2017

8. Trends in Approval Times for Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States and the European Union
   Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017, 68, (1), 182-198 View citations (13)
9. Women of an uncertain age: quantifying human capital accumulation in rural Ireland in the nineteenth century
   Economic History Review, 2017, 70, (1), 187-223 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Quantifying Human Capital Accumulation in Rural Ireland in the Nineteenth Century, Discussion Papers in Environment and Development Economics (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2016

10. Empirical Testing of Genuine Savings as an Indicator of Weak Sustainability: A Three-Country Analysis of Long-Run Trends
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2016, 63, (2), 313-338 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Empirical testing of genuine savings as an indicator of weak sustainability: a three-country analysis of long run trends, SIRE Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
11. Max Weber and the First World War: Protestant and Catholic living standards in Germany, 1915–1919
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2016, 12, (3), 699-719 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Max Weber and the First World War: Protestant and Catholic living standards in Germany, 1915-1919, Economics Working Papers (2015) (2015)
12. The impact of extension and ecosystem services on smallholder’s credit constraint
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2016, 50, (1), 333-350 View citations (10)

2015

13. EU Member States’ Voting for Authorizing Genetically Engineered Crops: a Regulatory Gridlock
    German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2015, 64, (04) View citations (12)
14. Participation of smallholders in agroforestry agri-environmental scheme: A lesson from the rural mount Kenyan region
    Journal of Developing Areas, 2015, 49, (4), 127-143 View citations (6)

2014

15. Estimating male and female height inequality
    Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 14, (C), 103-108 View citations (8)
16. Why are you tall while others are short? Agricultural production and other proximate determinants of global heights
    European Review of Economic History, 2014, 18, (2), 144-165 View citations (44)

2013

17. Cultural and Genetic Influences on the "Biological Standard of Living"
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2013, 46, (1), 19-30 View citations (9)
18. The influence of inequality on the standard of living: Worldwide anthropometric evidence from the 19th and 20th centuries
    Economics & Human Biology, 2013, 11, (4), 436-452 View citations (17)
19. War, food rationing, and socioeconomic inequality in Germany during the First World War
    Economic History Review, 2013, 66, (4), 1063-1083 View citations (11)

2012

20. Growing Tall but Unequal: New Findings and New Background Evidence on Anthropometric Welfare in 156 Countries, 1810–1989
    Economic History of Developing Regions, 2012, 27, (S1), S66-S85 View citations (60)

2011

21. Anthropometric within-country Inequality and the Estimation of Skill Premia with Anthropometric Indicators
    Review of Economics, 2011, 62, (2), 107-138 View citations (15)
22. Government decisions before and during the First World War and the living standards in Germany during a drastic natural experiment
    Explorations in Economic History, 2011, 48, (4), 556-567 View citations (18)

Edited books

2018

1. An Economist’s Guide to Economic History
   Palgrave Studies in Economic History, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)

Chapters

2018

1. Econometric Identification
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Introduction, or Why We Started This Project
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
3. Measurement and Metrics
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. Western Europe
   Palgrave Macmillan