Details about Shawn Kantor

Phone:	850-644-1650
Postal address:	Department of Economics Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Hilton Center for the Sudy of Economic Prosperity and Individual Opportunity, Florida State University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Moonshot: Public R&D and Growth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2017

2. Civil Asset Forfeiture, Crime, and Police Incentives: Evidence from the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE, CRIME, AND POLICE INCENTIVES: EVIDENCE FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1984, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2021) (2021)

2012

3. Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Did the New Deal solidify the 1932 Democratic realignment?, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
   Chapter Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) (2012)

2011

4. Agricultural Policy, Migration, and Malaria in the 1930s United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2010

5. The Influence of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation on Housing Markets During the 1930s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Influence of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation on Housing Markets During the 1930s, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2011) View citations (17) (2011)

2009

6. Do Universities Generate Agglomeration Spillovers? Evidence from Endowment Value Shocks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2007

7. Migration Creation, Diversion, and Retention: New Deal Grants and Migration: 1935-1940
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (8)
8. Striking at the Roots of Crime: The Impact of Social Welfare Spending on Crime During the Great Depression
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
9. The Dynamics of Relief Spending and the Private Urban Labor Market During the New Deal
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Dynamics of Relief Spending and the Private Urban Labor Market During the New Deal, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2010) View citations (28) (2010)
10. The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: American Cities During the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets:American Cities during the Great Depression, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (124) (2010)

2005

11. 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)
12. Politics, Relief, and Reform: The Transformation of America's Social Welfare System during the New Deal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2002

13. Can the New Deal's Three R's Be Rehabilitated? A Program-by-Program, County-by-County Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Can the New Deal's three Rs be rehabilitated? A program-by-program, county-by-county analysis, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2003) View citations (37) (2003)
14. The Welfare of Children During the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2001

15. Do Federal Programs Affect Internal Migration? The Impact of New Deal Expenditures on Mobility During the Great Depression
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
16. The Impact of New Deal Expenditures on Local Economic Activity: An Examination of Retail Sales, 1929-1939
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1996

17. The Adoption of Workers' Compensation in the United States 1900-1930
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Adoption of Workers' Compensation in the United States, 1900-1930, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1998) View citations (14) (1998)
18. The Political Economy of Workers' Compensation Benefit Levels, 1910-1930
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Political Economy of Workers' Compensation Benefit Levels, 1910-1930, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1998) View citations (3) (1998)

1994

19. A Prelude to the Welfare State: Compulsory State Insurance and Workers' Compensation in Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington, 1911-1919
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
20. Did Workers Pay for the Passage of Workers' Compensation Laws?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Did Workers Pay for the Passage of Workers' Compensation Laws?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1995) View citations (38) (1995)
21. Insurance Rationing and the Origins of Workers' Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1993

22. The Economic Consequences of Legislative Oversight: Theory and Evidencefrom the Medical Profession
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1990

23. Razorbacks, Ticky Cows, and the Closing of the Georgia Open Range: The Dynamics of Institutional Change Uncovered
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Razorbacks, Ticky Cows, and the Closing of the Georgia Open Range: The Dynamics of Institutional Change Uncovered, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1991) View citations (1) (1991)

1989

24. Common Sense or Commonwealth? The Fence Law and Institutional Change in the Postbellum South
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Journal Articles

2021

1. CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE, CRIME, AND POLICE INCENTIVES: EVIDENCE FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1984
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (1), 217-242
   See also Working Paper Civil Asset Forfeiture, Crime, and Police Incentives: Evidence from the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2019

2. Research Proximity and Productivity: Long-Term Evidence from Agriculture
   Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (2), 819 - 854 View citations (38)

2014

3. Knowledge Spillovers from Research Universities: Evidence from Endowment Value Shocks
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96, (1), 171-188 View citations (114)

2013

4. Did the New Deal solidify the 1932 Democratic realignment?
   Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (4), 620-633 View citations (4)
   See also Chapter Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?, NBER Chapters, 2012 (2012) (2012)
   Working Paper Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?, NBER Working Papers (2012) (2012)

2012

5. Agricultural policy, migration, and malaria in the United States in the 1930s
   Explorations in Economic History, 2012, 49, (4), 381-398 View citations (11)

2011

6. The Influence of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation on Housing Markets During the 1930s
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2011, 24, (6), 1782-1813 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper The Influence of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation on Housing Markets During the 1930s, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2010

7. Striking at the Roots of Crime: The Impact of Welfare Spending on Crime during the Great Depression
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2010, 53, (4), 715 - 740 View citations (36)
8. The Dynamics of Relief Spending and the Private Urban Labor Market During the New Deal
   The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (1), 195-220 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Relief Spending and the Private Urban Labor Market During the New Deal, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
9. The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets:American Cities during the Great Depression
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28, (4), 719-746 View citations (124)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: American Cities During the Great Depression, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (7) (2007)

2007

10. 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)

2006

11. The impact of New Deal expenditures on mobility during the Great Depression
    Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (2), 179-222 View citations (43)

2005

12. Did New Deal Grant Programs Stimulate Local Economies? A Study of Federal Grants and Retail Sales During the Great Depression
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (1), 36-71 View citations (60)

2004

13. Property Rights: Cooperation, Conflict, and Law. Edited by Terry L. Anderson and Fred S. McChesney. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2003. Pp. x, 398. $65.00, cloth; $29.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (3), 923-924

2003

14. Can the New Deal's three Rs be rehabilitated? A program-by-program, county-by-county analysis
    Explorations in Economic History, 2003, 40, (3), 278-307 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Can the New Deal's Three R's Be Rehabilitated? A Program-by-Program, County-by-County Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (10) (2002)

2001

15. 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)

1998

16. The Adoption of Workers' Compensation in the United States, 1900-1930
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1998, 41, (2), 305-41 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The Adoption of Workers' Compensation in the United States 1900-1930, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (2) (1996)
17. The Political Economy of Workers' Compensation Benefit Levels, 1910-1930
    Explorations in Economic History, 1998, 35, (2), 109-139 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Workers' Compensation Benefit Levels, 1910-1930, NBER Historical Working Papers (1996) View citations (2) (1996)

1997

18. Empirical Studies in Institutional Change. Edited by Lee J. Alston, Thráinn Eggertsson, and Douglass C. North. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Pp. xi, 360. $64.95, cloth; $22.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (4), 986-988

1996

19. Precautionary Saving, Insurance, and the Origins of Workers' Compensation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (2), 419-42 View citations (38)
20. The Durable Experiment: State Insurance of Workers' Compensation Risk in the Early Twentieth Century
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (4), 809-836 View citations (6)

1995

21. Did Workers Pay for the Passage of Workers' Compensation Laws?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, 110, (3), 713-742 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Did Workers Pay for the Passage of Workers' Compensation Laws?, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (2) (1994)
22. Essays on English Law and the American Experience. Edited by Elisabeth A. Cawthon and David E. Narrett. College Station, TX: Texas A&M Press, 1994. Pp. xiv, 135. $24.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (4), 950-951
23. Nonfatal Accident Compensation and the Common Law at the Turn of the Century
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1995, 11, (2), 406-33 View citations (1)
24. Supplanting the Roots of Southern Populism: The Contours of Political Protest in the Georgia Hills
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (3), 637-646
25. The Political Economy of Coalition-Formation: The Case of Livestock Enclosure in the Postbellum South
    Explorations in Economic History, 1995, 32, (1), 82-108

1993

26. Economic behavior and institutions: Trainn Eggertsson, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990) pp. xv+385, ISBN 0-521-34445-X and 0-521-34891-9, $54.50 (hardback), $17.95 (paperback)
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (1), 210-214
27. Mill and Mine: The CF&I in the Twentieth Century. By H. Lee Scamehorn. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. Pp. x, 247. $37.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (2), 443-445

1992

28. Division of Labour: Industrial Relations in the Chifley Years, 1945–49. ByTom Sheridan · New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. x + 404 pp. Notes, selected bibliography, and index. $45.00. ISBN 0-19-554961-9
    Business History Review, 1992, 66, (4), 832-833
29. Property Rights and the Dynamics of Institutional Change: The Closing of the Georgia Open Range, 1870–1900
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (2), 456-459
30. “Square Deal” or Raw Deal? Market Compensation for Workplace Disamenities, 1884–1903
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (4), 826-848 View citations (9)

1991

31. Razorbacks, Ticky Cows, and the Closing of the Georgia Open Range: The Dynamics of Institutional Change Uncovered
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (4), 861-886 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Razorbacks, Ticky Cows, and the Closing of the Georgia Open Range: The Dynamics of Institutional Change Uncovered, Working Papers (1990) (1990)
32. The Anti-Redeemers: Hill-Country Political Dissenters in the Lower South from Redemption to Populism. By Michael R. Hyman. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1990. Pp. ix, 252. $39.95, cloth; $16.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (3), 740-741

Books

2000

1. A Prelude to the Welfare State
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (54)
2. A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)

1998

3. Politics and Property Rights
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2012

1. Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?
   A chapter in The Microeconomics of New Deal Policy, 2012
   See also Working Paper Did the New Deal Solidify the 1932 Democratic Realignment?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) (2012)
   Journal Article Did the New Deal solidify the 1932 Democratic realignment?, Elsevier (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2006

2. Politics, Relief, and Reform. Roosevelt's Efforts to Control Corruption and Political Manipulation during the New Deal
   A chapter in Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History, 2006, pp 343-372 View citations (10)

2000

3. Appendixes
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 205-286
4. Compensation for Accidents before Workers' Compensation
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 28-53
5. Epilogue. Lessons from the Origins of Workers' Compensation
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 197-204
6. Framing the Issues
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 8-27
7. Introduction: Why Study the Origins of Workers' Compensation?
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 1-7
8. References
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 287-302
9. The Battles over Benefit Levels, 1910-1930
   A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 172-196
10. The Economic Impact of the Switch to Workers' Compensation
    A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 54-87
11. The Fractious Disputes over State Insurance
    A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 148-171
12. The Political Process of Adopting Workers' Compensation
    A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 120-147
13. The Timing of Workers' Compensation's Enactment in the United
    A chapter in A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation, 2000, pp 88-119

1994

14. Coalition Formation and the Adoption of Workers? Compensation: The Case of Missouri, 1911 to 1926
    A chapter in The Regulated Economy: A Historical Approach to Political Economy, 1994, pp 259-298 View citations (3)

Editor

1. Research in Economic History
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