Details about Dora L. Costa

Homepage:	http://www.econ.ucla.edu/costa/
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. Children and Grandchildren of Union Army Veterans: New Data Collections to Study the Persistence of Longevity and Socioeconomic Status Across Generations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Overweight Grandsons and Grandfathers' Starvation Exposure
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

3. Health Shocks of the Father and Longevity of the Children's Children
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

4. Wartime Health Shocks and the Postwar Socioeconomic Status and Mortality of Union Army Veterans and their Children
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2016

5. Persistent Social Networks: Civil War Veterans who Fought Together Co-Locate in Later Life
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2018)
6. Union Army Veterans, All Grown Up
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016)
   See also Journal Article in Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (2017)

2015

7. Death and the Media: Asymmetries in Infectious Disease Reporting During the Health Transition
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2013

8. Health and the Economy in the United States, from 1750 to the Present
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2015)
9. Health, Education and Income in the United States, 1820-2000
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Chapter (2014)
10. In Memorium: Robert W. Fogel
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics

2011

11. Electricity Consumption and Durable Housing: Understanding Cohort Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)
12. Leaders: Privilege, Sacrifice, Opportunity and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (2014)
13. Understanding the Solar Home Price Premium: Electricity Generation and "Green" Social Status
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2012)

2010

14. Energy Conservation "Nudges" and Environmentalist Ideology: Evidence from a Randomized Residential Electricity Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2013)
15. Scarring and Mortality Selection Among Civil War POWs: A Long-Term Mortality, Morbidity and Socioeconomic Follow-Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2012)
16. Why Has California's Residential Electricity Consumption Been So Flat since the 1980s?: A Microeconometric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)

2008

17. Health, Stress, and Social Networks: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
18. The Rise of Retirement Among African Americans: Wealth and Social Security Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

19. What is Cliometrica
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History (2007)

2005

20. Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)

2004

21. Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2006)
22. Race and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
23. Shame and Ostracism: Union Army Deserters Leave Home
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2003

24. Becoming Oldest-Old: Evidence from Historical U.S. Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
25. Race and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Twentieth Century: A Long-Term Comparison
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2004)

2002

26. Changes in the Value of Life: 1940-1980
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Risk and Uncertainty (2004)
27. The Measure of Man and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Gould Sample
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2004)

2001

28. Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)
29. Understanding the Decline in Social Capital, 1952-1998
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

2000

30. American Living Standards, 1888-1994: Evidence From Consumer Expenditures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
31. From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (156)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2000)
32. Long-Term Declines in Disability Among Older Men: Medical Care, Public Health, and Occupational Change
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in CPE working papers, University of Chicago - Centre for Population Economics (2000) View citations (5)
33. Understanding Mid-Life and Older Age Mortality Declines: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2003)

1999

34. A House of Her Own: Old Age Assistance and the Living Arrangements of Older Nonmarried Women
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1999)
35. American Living Standards: Evidence from Recreational Expenditures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
36. Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940-1990
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
37. Unequal at Birth: A Long-Term Comparison of Income and Birth Weight
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1998)

1998

38. Hours of Work and the Fair Labor Standards Act: A Study of Retail and Wholesale Trade, 1938-1950
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
39. The Unequal Work Day: A Long-Term View
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)
40. The Wage and the Length of the Work Day: From the 1890s to 1991
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2000)
41. Understanding the Twentieth Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2000)

1997

42. Less of a Luxury: The Rise of Recreation since 1888
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)

1996

43. Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrange- ments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1997)

1995

44. Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    See also Chapter (1997)
45. The Political Economy of State Provided Health Insurance in the Progressive Era: Evidence from California
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1994

46. Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (1995)
47. Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900-1991
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1993

48. Explaining the Changing Dynamics of Unemployment: Evidence from Civil War Records
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
49. Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth Century America
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1995)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Persistent social networks: Civil war veterans who fought together co-locate in later life
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 70, (C), 289-299 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

2. Death and the Media: Infectious Disease Reporting During the Health Transition
   Economica, 2017, 84, (335), 393-416 View citations (3)
3. Union Army veterans, all grown up
   Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2017, 50, (2), 79-95 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

4. Declining Mortality Inequality within Cities during the Health Transition
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 564-69 View citations (11)
5. Health and the Economy in the United States from 1750 to the Present
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2015, 53, (3), 503-70 View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2014

6. Leaders: Privilege, Sacrifice, Opportunity, and Personnel Economics in the American Civil War
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2014, 30, (3), 437-462
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2013

7. Do liberal home owners consume less electricity? A test of the voluntary restraint hypothesis
   Economics Letters, 2013, 119, (2), 210-212 View citations (22)
8. ENERGY CONSERVATION “NUDGES” AND ENVIRONMENTALIST IDEOLOGY: EVIDENCE FROM A RANDOMIZED RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY FIELD EXPERIMENT
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (3), 680-702 View citations (251)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2012

9. Scarring and Mortality Selection Among Civil War POWs: A Long-Term Mortality, Morbidity, and Socioeconomic Follow-Up
   Demography, 2012, 49, (4), 1185-1206 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
10. Understanding the Solar Home price premium: Electricity generation and “Green” social status
    European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (5), 961-973 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

11. Electricity Consumption and Durable Housing: Understanding Cohort Effects
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 88-92 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

12. Health, wartime stress, and unit cohesion: Evidence from Union Army veterans
    Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 45-66 View citations (17)
13. Pensions and Retirement Among Black Union Army Veterans
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (3), 567-592 View citations (2)

2007

14. Deserters, Social Norms, and Migration
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2007, 50, (2), 323-353 View citations (11)
15. Surviving Andersonville: The Benefits of Social Networks in POW Camps
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (4), 1467-1487 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
16. What is ‘Cliometrica’?
    Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2007, 1, (1), 1-6 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

17. Forging a New Identity: The Costs and Benefits of Diversity in Civil War Combat Units for Black Slaves and Freemen
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (4), 936-962 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

18. Predicting Older Age Mortality Trends
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 487-493 View citations (20)

2004

19. Changes in the Value of Life, 1940--1980
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2004, 29, (2), 159-180 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
20. Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past. Edited by Dora L. Costa. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Pp. xvi, 343. $75.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (1), 271-272
21. Race and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Twentieth Century: A Long-Term Comparison
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (4), 1056-1086 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
22. The Measure of Man and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Gould Sample
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (1), 1-23 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

23. Cowards and Heroes: Group Loyalty in the American Civil War
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (2), 519-548 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
24. The Rising Price of Nonmarket Goods
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 227-232 View citations (36)
25. Understanding mid-life and older age mortality declines: evidence from Union Army veterans
    Journal of Econometrics, 2003, 112, (1), 175-192 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
26. Understanding the American Decline in Social Capital, 1952–1998
    Kyklos, 2003, 56, (1), 17-46 View citations (124)

2002

27. Changing chronic disease rates and longterm declines in functional limitation among older men
    Demography, 2002, 39, (1), 119-137 View citations (31)

2001

28. Aggregation, rank, and some historical Engel curves
    Economics Letters, 2001, 70, (2), 183-186
29. Estimating Real Income in the United States from 1888 to 1994: Correcting CPI Bias Using Engel Curves
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (6), 1288-1310 View citations (71)
30. The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880–1990. By Dora Costa. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Pp. xiii, 234.$40.00, £31.95, cloth; $19.00, £ 13.50, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (1), 224-226

2000

31. From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (4), 101-122 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
32. Hours of Work and the Fair Labor Standards Act: A Study of Retail and Wholesale Trade, 1938–1950
    ILR Review, 2000, 53, (4), 648-664 View citations (17)
33. Power Couples: Changes in the Locational Choice of the College Educated, 1940–1990
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (4), 1287-1315 View citations (259)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
34. The Wage and the Length of the Work Day: From the 1890s to 1991
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (1), 156-81 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
35. Understanding the twentieth-century decline in chronic conditions among older men
    Demography, 2000, 37, (1), 53-72 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1999

36. A house of her own: old age assistance and the living arrangements of older nonmarried women
    Journal of Public Economics, 1999, 72, (1), 39-59 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
37. Handbook of Population and Family Economics. Two volumes. Edited by Mark R. Rosenzweig and Oded Stark. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1997. Volume 1A: Pp. xviii, 643; Volume 2A: Pp. xix, (1343–648). $110.00, each volume; $155.00, both volumes
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (1), 264-266

1998

38. The Evolution of Retirement: Summary of a Research Project
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 232-36 View citations (44)
39. The Unequal Work Day: A Long-Term View
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 330-34 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
40. Unequal at Birth: A Long-Term Comparison of Income and Birth Weight
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (4), 987-1009 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1997

41. A theory of technophysio evolution, with some implications for forecasting population, health care costs, and pension costs
    Demography, 1997, 34, (1), 49-66 View citations (118)
42. Displacing the Family: Union Army Pensions and Elderly Living Arrangements
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (6), 1269-92 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
43. Erratum to: A theory of technophysio, with come implications for forecasting population, health care costs, and pension costs
    Demography, 1997, 34, (2), n1-n1 View citations (8)

1996

44. Health and Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1900–1991
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (1), 62-89 View citations (28)

1995

45. Agricultural Decline and the Secular Rise in Male Retirement Rates
    Explorations in Economic History, 1995, 32, (4), 540-552 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
46. Facts of Life: The Social Construction of Vital Statistics, Ontario 1869–1952. By George Emery. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993. Pp. xv, 243. $39.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (1), 201-203
47. Health, Income, and Retirement: Evidence from Nineteenth-Century America
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (2), 374-375 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
48. Pensions and Retirement: Evidence from Union Army Veterans
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, 110, (2), 297-319 View citations (39)

1993

49. Height, Weight, Wartime Stress, and Older Age Mortality: Evidence from the Union Army Records
    Explorations in Economic History, 1993, 30, (4), 424-449 View citations (49)

Books

2011

1. Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)

2008

2. Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

2007

3. Economics of Health and Mortality
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2003

4. Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)

1998

5. The Evolution of Retirement
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (180)
   See also Chapter (1998)
6. The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (109)

Edited books

2011

1. Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (61)

2003

2. Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (50)

Chapters

2014

1. Health, Education, and Income in the United States, 1820–2000
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 121-159 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2009

2. The Health of Older Men in the Past
   A chapter in Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly, 2009, pp 21-54 View citations (1)

2008

3. Building the Armies
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
4. Data Appendix
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
5. Heroes and Cowards
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (15)
6. Introduction to "Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy
   A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 1-12
7. Learning from the Past
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (76)
8. Loyalty and Sacrifice
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
9. POW Camp Survivors
   A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
10. Preface
    A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
    Also in A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp -3 (1998)
11. Slaves Become Freemen
    A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008
12. The Homecoming of Heroes and Cowards
    A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008 View citations (3)
13. Why the US Civil War
    A chapter in Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War, 2008

2003

14. Conclusion
    A chapter in Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle: Evidence from the Past, 2003, pp 311-318

1998

15. Appendix A: Union Army Pensions and Civil War Records
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 197-212 View citations (1)
16. Displacing the Family
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 106-132 View citations (3)
17. Income and Retirement
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 32-59
18. Looking to the Future
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 188-196
19. Pensions and Politics
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 160-187
20. References
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 213-226
21. The Evolution of Retirement
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 6-31 View citations (175)
    See also Book (1998)
22. The Older Worker
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 85-105
23. The Problem of Old Age
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 1-5
24. The Rise of the Leisured Class
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 133-159 View citations (1)
25. Work and Disease
    A chapter in The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990, 1998, pp 60-84

1997

26. Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States
    A chapter in Health and Welfare during Industrialization, 1997, pp 47-90 View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

Editor

1. Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History
   Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC)