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Working Papers

2020

1. Early Fertility Decline in the United States: Tests of Alternative Hypotheses using New Complete-Count Census Microdata and Enhanced County-Level Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

2. Ethnic Differences in Demographic Behavior in the United States: What Can We Learn from Vital Statistics about Inequality?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Populists at the Polls: Economic Factors in the 1896 Presidential Election
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2010

4. Fertility in New York State in the Civil War Era
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Inequality and Infant and Childhood Mortality in the United States in the Twentieth Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
6. Lead and Mortality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
7. The Construction of Life Tables for the American Indian Population at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2009

8. DID RAILROADS INDUCE OR FOLLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH? URBANIZATION AND POPULATION GROWTH IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST, 1850-60
   Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (53)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (31)

2008

9. Railroads and the Rise of the Factory: Evidence for the United States, 1850-70
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)

2006

10. American Indian Mortality in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Impact of Federal Assimilation Policies on a Vulnerable Population
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
11. Lead Pipes and Child Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
12. Railroads and Local Economic Development: The United States in the 1850s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
13. The Puzzle of the Antebellum Fertility Decline in the United States: New Evidence and Reconsideration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2005

14. Births, Deaths, and New Deal Relief during the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Births, Deaths, and New Deal Relief during the Great Depression, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) View citations (73) (2007)

2002

15. Ethnic Differences in Demographic Behavior in the United States: Has There Been Convergence?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
16. The Welfare of Children During the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2001

17. The Urban Mortality Transition in the United States, 1800-1940
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)

2000

18. Childhood Mortality & Nutritional Status as Indicators of Standard of Living: Evidence from World War I Recruits in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
19. Development, Health, Nutrition, and Mortality: The Case of the 'Antebellum Puzzle' in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

1998

20. Health, Height, Nutrition, and Mortality: Evidence on the "Antebellum Puzzle" from Union Army Recruits in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
21. Intra-Ethnic Diversity in Hispanic Child Mortality, 1890-1910
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1996

22. Long Term Marriage Patterns in the United States from Colonial Times tothe Present
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
23. The Use of the Census to Estimate Childhood Mortality: Comparisons fromthe 1900 and 1910 United States Census Public Use Samples
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1995

24. Fertility and Marriage in New York State in the Era of the Civil War
    CPE working papers, University of Chicago - Centre for Population Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (1)

1994

25. Estimated Life Tables for the United States, 1850-1900
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
26. The Population of the United States, 1790-1920
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)

1991

27. A Home of One's Own: Aging and Homeownership in the United States in the late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
28. The Use of Historical Census Data for Mortality and Fertility Research
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1989

29. A State and Local Consumer Price Index for the United States in 1890
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
30. Buying the American Dream: Housing Demand in the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
31. Consumer Behavior and Immigrant Assimilation: A comparison of the United States, Britain and Germany, 1889/1890
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Did African Americans experience the [`]Antebellum Puzzle'? Evidence from the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War
   Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (1), 45-55 View citations (8)

2008

2. Can breast feeding help you in later life? Evidence from German military heights in the early 20th century
   Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (3), 420-430 View citations (8)

2007

3. Births, Deaths, and New Deal Relief during the Great Depression
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (1), 1-14 View citations (73)
   See also Working Paper Births, Deaths, and New Deal Relief during the Great Depression, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (10) (2005)

2003

4. The Short and the Dead: Nutrition, Mortality, and the “Antebellum Puzzle” in the United States
   The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (2), 382-413 View citations (47)

2001

5. The Impact of the New Deal on Black and White Infant Mortality in the South
   Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (1), 93-122 View citations (19)

1999

6. English Population History from Family Reconstitution: 1580–1837. By E. A. Wrigley, R. S. Davies, J. E. Oeppen, and R. S. Schofield. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Pp.xxii, 657. $85.00
   The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (2), 517-520

1992

7. Housing demand in the United States in the late nineteenth century: Evidence from the commissioner of labor survey, 1889/1890
   Journal of Urban Economics, 1992, 31, (1), 99-122 View citations (5)

1990

8. Economic Development, the Family, and Income Distribution: Selected Essays. By Simon Kuznets. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. viii, 463. $54.50
   The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (3), 787-788

1988

9. New demographic history of the late 19th-century United States
   Explorations in Economic History, 1988, 25, (4), 341-365 View citations (3)
10. Population in an Interacting World. Edited by William Alonso. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Pp. 286. $30.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (2), 531-532

1987

11. Filling Up America: An Economic-Demographic Model of Population Growth and Distribution in the Nineteenth-Century United States. By Morton Owen Schapiro. Greenwich: JAI Press, 1986. Pp. xiii, 149. $24.75
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (3), 832-834
12. Theory of Population and Economic Growth. By Julian L. Simon. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1986. Pp. xi, 232. $24.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (3), 861-862

1986

13. The Sources of Mortality Changes in Italy since Unification. By Elizabeth [Newell] Hoffman. New York: Arno Press, 1981. Pp. xxiv. 285. $27.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (2), 537-539

1985

14. Inequality and Childhood Mortality: a Comparison of England and Wales, 1911, and the United States, 1900
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (4), 885-912 View citations (7)
15. The Population of the United States: Historical Trends and Future Projections. By Donald J. Bogue. New York: The Free Press, 1985. Pp. viii, 728. $70.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (4), 1019-1020
16. United States and Canada - Immigration Policy and the American Labor Force. By Vernon W. Briggs Jr Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984. Pp. xiii, 294. $26.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (3), 742-744

1982

17. Agriculture and Development in Prussian Upper Silesia, 1846–1913
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (2), 355-384 View citations (4)

1980

18. Fertility and Marriage in a Nineteenth-Century Industrial City: Philadelphia, 1850–1880
    The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (1), 151-158 View citations (5)
19. Industrialisierung und Raum: Studien zur regionalen Differenzierung im Deutschland des 19. Jahrhunderts. Edited by Rainer Fremdling and Richard H. Tilly. Historisch-Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungen, Vol. 7. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1979. Pp. 284
    The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (2), 404-406

1978

20. Einfuhrung in die historische Demographie. By Arthur E. Imhof. Munich: Verlag C. Beck, 1977. Pp. 149
    The Journal of Economic History, 1978, 38, (4), 1007-1008

Books

1991

1. Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (196)

Edited books

2006

1. The Historical Statistics of the United States 5 Volume Hardback Set
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (63)

Chapters

2011

1. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression
   A chapter in The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, 2011, pp 131-167 View citations (26)

1991

2. American Child Mortality Differentials in Comparative Perspective
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 177-207
3. Appendix A, Assigning Income and Unemployment Estimates to Individuals in the National Sample of the 1900 United States Census
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 211-220
4. Appendix B, The State Earnings Index
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 221-225
5. Appendix C, The Mortality Index
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 226-228
6. Differences in Child Mortality among Social, Economic, and Residential Groups
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 88-136
7. Distinguishing the Relative Importance of Various Social, Economic, and Residential Factors
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 137-176
8. New Estimates of Child Mortality during the Late Nineteenth Century
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 49-87 View citations (1)
9. Notes
   A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 229-236
10. Preface
    A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp -7-2
11. References
    A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 237-258 View citations (2)
12. The Social and Medical Context of Child Mortality in the Late Nineteenth Century
    A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 3-48 View citations (2)
13. Yesterday and Today: Restatement of a Main Theme
    A chapter in Fatal Years: Child Mortality in Late Nineteenth-Century America, 1991, pp 208-210