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Working Papers

2024

1. Books Go Public: The Consequences of the Expropriation of Monastic Libraries on Innovation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)
2. 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)

2022

3. Flow of Ideas: Economic Societies and the Rise of Useful Knowledge
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
   Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2022) View citations (4)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2022) View citations (5)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
4. Structural Change, Elite Capitalism, and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Structural Change, Elite Capitalism, and the Emergence of Labour Emancipation, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2025) (2025)
5. The importance of access to knowledge for technological progress in the Industrial Revolution
   ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany

2020

6. FROEBEL’S GIFTS: HOW THE KINDERGARTEN MOVEMENT CHANGED THE AMERICAN FAMILY
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
7. Islam and Human Capital in Historical Spain
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Islam and human capital in historical Spain, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
8. Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of Its Universe of Localities in 1871
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (28)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (28)
   The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (28)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (28)
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2020) View citations (28)
   See also Journal Article Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of its Universe of Localities in 1871, JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press (2020) View citations (28) (2020)

2018

9. Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
   Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (16)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (16)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (7)
10. Nation building: The role of central spending in education
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Nation building: The role of central spending in education, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2018) View citations (24) (2018)

2017

11. Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (41)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016)
    See also Journal Article Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England, Demography, Springer (2017) View citations (34) (2017)
12. Religious Tolerance as Engine of Innovation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (7)

2016

13. Land Inequality, Education, and Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Prussia
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (7)
14. The Cost of Decentralization: Linguistic Polarization and the Provision of Education
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (23)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (23)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (22)

2015

15. Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education
    Working Papers, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
    Also in CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2013) View citations (3)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (25)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES) (2011) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Landownership concentration and the expansion of education, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (110) (2016)

2013

16. Does womens education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Does women's education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2013) View citations (19) (2013)
17. Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as a Preventive Check Mechanism in Pre-Modern England
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (7)
18. The Role of Human Capital and Innovation in Prussian Economic Development
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)

2012

19. The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (33)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia, Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC) (2012) View citations (45) (2012)
20. iPEHD - The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (17)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (11)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2012) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article iPEHD--The ifo Prussian Economic History Database, Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (49) (2014)

2011

21. Does Parental Education Affect Fertility? Evidence from Pre-Demographic Transition Prussia
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (5)
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) (2011) View citations (2)
22. Why does height matter for educational attainment? Evidence from German children
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Why does height matter for educational attainment? Evidence from German children, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2011) View citations (29) (2011)

2010

23. The trade-off between fertility and education: Evidence from before the demographic transition
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (239)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (9)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (10)
    Stirling Economics Discussion Papers, University of Stirling, Division of Economics (2009) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2010) View citations (250) (2010)
24. Why Does Height Matter for Educational Attainment? Evidence from German Pre-Teen Children
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)

2009

25. Size Matters! Body Height and Labor Market Discrimination: A Cross-European Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (14)

2008

26. The Economics of Body Height
    Munich Dissertations in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics

2005

27. European Heights in the Early 18th Century
    Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Structural Change, Elite Capitalism, and the Emergence of Labour Emancipation
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2025, 92, (2), 808-836
   See also Working Paper Structural Change, Elite Capitalism, and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation, Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2023

2. Islam and human capital in historical Spain
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2023, 28, (2), 225-257 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Islam and Human Capital in Historical Spain, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (12) (2020)

2022

3. Editors’ Note
   Rivista di storia economica, 2022, (1), 3-6
4. Introduction
   Rivista di storia economica, 2022, (1), 7-10
5. Presentation of the new section Surveys and Debates (S&D)
   Rivista di storia economica, 2022, (3), 367-368

2020

6. Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of its Universe of Localities in 1871
   JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 View citations (28)
   Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2020, 86, (3), 259-290 (2020) View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Prussia Disaggregated: The Demography of Its Universe of Localities in 1871, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (28) (2020)
7. Stefano Fenoaltea (1943-2020)
   Rivista di storia economica, 2020, (3), 409-410

2019

8. Further Evidence of Within-Marriage Fertility Control in Pre-Transitional England
   Demography, 2019, 56, (4), 1557-1572 View citations (6)

2018

9. Nation building: The role of central spending in education
   Explorations in Economic History, 2018, 67, (C), 18-39 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Nation building: The role of central spending in education, Munich Reprints in Economics (2018) View citations (16) (2018)

2017

10. Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England
    Demography, 2017, 54, (2), 413-436 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Malthus in the Bedroom: Birth Spacing as Birth Control in Pre-Transition England, Munich Reprints in Economics (2017) View citations (41) (2017)
11. The role of human capital and innovation in economic development: evidence from post-Malthusian Prussia
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2017, 22, (2), 193-227 View citations (72)

2016

12. Landownership concentration and the expansion of education
    Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 121, (C), 135-152 View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education, Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2014

13. iPEHD--The ifo Prussian Economic History Database
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2014, 47, (2), 57-66 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper iPEHD - The ifo Prussian Economic History Database, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (17) (2012)

2013

14. Does women's education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia
    European Review of Economic History, 2013, 17, (1), 24-44 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Does womens education affect fertility? Evidence from pre-demographic transition Prussia, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (23) (2013)

2012

15. The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (1), 29-44 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia, Munich Reprints in Economics (2012) View citations (33) (2012)

2011

16. Why does height matter for educational attainment? Evidence from German children
    Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (4), 407-418 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Why does height matter for educational attainment? Evidence from German children, Munich Reprints in Economics (2011) View citations (29) (2011)

2010

17. The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15, (3), 177-204 View citations (250)
    See also Working Paper The trade-off between fertility and education: Evidence from before the demographic transition, Munich Reprints in Economics (2010) View citations (239) (2010)

2008

18. On the road to industrialization: nutritional status in Saxony, 1690–1850
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2008, 2, (3), 229-257 View citations (17)
19. Optimists or pessimists? A reconsideration of nutritional status in Britain, 1740–1865
    European Review of Economic History, 2008, 12, (3), 325-354 View citations (27)

Chapters

2019

1. Marital Fertility and Investment in Children’s Education
   Springer View citations (5)