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Working Papers

2023

1. De-skilling: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article De-skilling: Evidence from late nineteenth century American manufacturing, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
2. Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820-1940: New Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820–1940: New Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)

2021

3. Industrialization and Urbanization in Nineteenth Century America
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth century America, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (4) (2022)

2020

4. ‘Mechanization Takes Command’: Inanimate Power and Labor Productivity in Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2019

5. Does Condominium Development Lead to Gentrification
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. View citations (5)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (9)

2017

6. Gallman Revisited: Blacksmithing and American Manufacturing, 1850-1870
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870, Cliometrica, Springer (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
7. The Integration of Economic History into Economics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The integration of economic history into economics, Cliometrica, Springer (2018) View citations (29) (2018)

2016

8. Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (18) (2016)

2014

9. Racial Differences in Health in Long-Run Perspective
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department.
10. Racial Differences in Health in Long-Run Perspective: A Brief Introduction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2013

11. Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter Economies of Scale in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
12. In Memorium: Robert W. Fogel
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics
13. Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Chapter Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (66) (2014)

2011

14. Race and Home Ownership from the Civil War to the Present
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
15. WHITE SUBURBANIZATION AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOME OWNERSHIP, 1940-1980
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (1)

2010

16. Race, Property, and Segregation in Historical Perspective
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
17. The Economic History of the "American Economic Review": A Century's Explosion of Economics Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2010)
    See also Journal Article The Economic History of the American Economic Review: A Century's Explosion of Economics Research, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (9) (2011)
18. The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860, The Journal of Transport and Land Use, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota (2011) View citations (33) (2011)

2009

19. Agricultural Improvements and Access to Rail Transportation: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
20. 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

21. JOB DECENTRALIZATION AND RESIDENTIAL LOCATION
    Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
22. 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)

2007

23. Race, Segregation, and Postal Employment: New Evidence on Spatial Mismatch
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2006

24. Railroads and Local Economic Development: The United States in the 1850s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
25. Steam Power, Establishment Size, and Labor Productivity Growth in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Steam power, establishment size, and labor productivity growth in nineteenth century American manufacturing, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2008) View citations (31) (2008)

2004

26. Ideology, Government, and the American Dilemma
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics
27. The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2007) View citations (83) (2007)
28. The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots: Evidence from Property Values
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
29. The Impact of the Civil War on Capital Intensity and Labor Productivity in Southern Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The impact of the Civil War on capital intensity and labor productivity in southern manufacturing, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
30. The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003)
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (1)

2003

31. Capital Deepening in American Manufacturing, 1850-1880
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
32. Capital Deepening in United States Manufacturing, 1850-1880
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
33. Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States, Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier (2006) View citations (33) (2006)
34. Historical Perspectives on U.S. Economic Geography
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (21) (2004)

2002

35. The North-South Wage Gap, Before and After the Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2001

36. Part-Year Operation in 19th Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute
    Also in Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2001)
37. Part-Year Operation in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article PART-YEAR OPERATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1870 AND 1880 CENSUSES, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2002) View citations (20) (2002)
38. Race and Home Ownership in Twentieth Century America: The Role of Sample Composition
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (1)
39. Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2000)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (2000)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000)
    See also Journal Article Race and the value of owner-occupied housing, 1940-1990, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (12) (2003)

2000

40. Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute View citations (1)
    Also in Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2000) View citations (4)
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Productivity in manufacturing and the length of the working day: evidence from the 1880 census of manufactures, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2003) View citations (20) (2003)
41. Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2001) View citations (30) (2001)
42. Rising Wage Dispersion Across American Manufacturing Establishments, 1850-1880
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (8)
43. The History of Wage Inequality in America, 1920 to 1970
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

1999

44. Race and Home Ownership, 1900 to 1990
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
45. The History of Wage Inequality in America, 1820 to 1970
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute View citations (3)

1998

46. Labor Market Integration Before the Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (1)

1997

47. Wages in California During the Gold Rush
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Wages in California during the Gold Rush, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) (2000)

1996

48. "Location, Location, Location!" The Market for Vacant Urban Land: New York 1835-1900
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
49. Compulsory Schooling Legislation and School Attendance in Turn-of-the-Century America: A "Natural Experiment" Approach
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1996) View citations (69) (1996)
50. Explaining the Rise in Antebellum Pauperism: New Evidence
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1995

51. Changes in the Distribution of Wages, 1940-1950: The Public vs. the Private Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
52. The Farm-Nonfarm Wage Gap in the Antebellum United States: Evidence fromthe 1850 and 1860 Censuses of Social Statistics
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1994

53. The Price of Housing in New York City, 1830-1860
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1993

54. Added and Discouraged Workers in the Late 1930s: A Re-Examination
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
55. Explaining Black-White Wage Convergence, 1940-1950: The Role of the Great Compression
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1992

56. Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (38) (1993)
57. The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (299)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid-Century, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1992) View citations (325) (1992)
58. The Labor Force in the Nineteenth Century
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1991

59. The Decline in Black Teenage Labor Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The Decline in Black Teenage Labor-Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (4) (1993)
60. The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (1993) View citations (6) (1993)

1990

61. Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1991) View citations (28) (1991)
62. The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900-1950
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) (1990)
63. The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1991) View citations (23) (1991)
64. Wages and Prices During the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (9) (1992)

1989

65. Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets before the Civil War, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (15) (1992)

1988

66. Schooling and the Great Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
67. The Poor at Birth: Infant Auxology and Mortality at Philadelphia's Almshouse Hospital, 1848-1873
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

1987

68. Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-But-Equal
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-but-Equal, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1987) View citations (11) (1987)

1985

69. Education Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-But-Equal"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Educational Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-but-Equal.", American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1986) View citations (17) (1986)
70. The Antebellum "Surge" in Skill Differentials One More Time: New Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1983

71. Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks Before World War I: Commentand Further Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks before World War I: Comment and Further Evidence, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1984) View citations (34) (1984)

Journal Articles

2024

1. De-skilling: Evidence from late nineteenth century American manufacturing
   Explorations in Economic History, 2024, 91, (C)
   See also Working Paper De-skilling: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2023

2. JUE Insight: Condominium development does not lead to gentrification
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2023, 133, (C)

2022

3. Industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth century America
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 94, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Industrialization and Urbanization in Nineteenth Century America, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
4. “Mechanization Takes Command?”: Powered Machinery and Production Times in Late Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing
   The Journal of Economic History, 2022, 82, (3), 663-689 View citations (3)

2019

5. "Automation" of Manufacturing in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Hand and Machine Labor Study
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (2), 51-70 View citations (32)
6. Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870
   Cliometrica, 2019, 13, (1), 1-23 View citations (1)
   Also in Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2019, 13, (1), 1-23 (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Gallman Revisited: Blacksmithing and American Manufacturing, 1850-1870, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

7. The integration of economic history into economics
   Cliometrica, 2018, 12, (3), 377-406 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper The Integration of Economic History into Economics, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2016

8. Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality
   The Journal of Economic History, 2016, 76, (2), 301-341 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (18) (2016)

2013

9. A silver lining to white flight? White suburbanization and African–American homeownership, 1940–1980
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 78, (C), 71-80 View citations (25)
10. Sharing the Prize: The Economics of the Civil Rights Revolution in the American South. By Gavin Wright. Cambridge: Belknap Press. 2013. Pp. 368. $35.00, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2013, 73, (4), 1180-1181

2011

11. Race and Home Ownership from the End of the Civil War to the Present
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 355-59 View citations (36)
12. The Economic History of the American Economic Review: A Century's Explosion of Economics Research
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (1), 9-35 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Economic History of the "American Economic Review": A Century's Explosion of Economics Research, NBER Working Papers (2010) (2010)
13. The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860
    The Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2011, 4, (2), 5-18 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860, Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

14. Natural Experiments in History. Edited by Jared Diamond and James A. Robinson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. Pp. 2, 278. $29.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (3), 770-772 View citations (2)

2008

15. Steam power, establishment size, and labor productivity growth in nineteenth century American manufacturing
    Explorations in Economic History, 2008, 45, (2), 185-198 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Steam Power, Establishment Size, and Labor Productivity Growth in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2007

16. The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values
    The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (4), 849-883 View citations (83)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

2006

17. Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. vii, 416. $35
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (2), 532-534 View citations (13)
18. The impact of the Civil War on capital intensity and labor productivity in southern manufacturing
    Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (4), 689-704 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of the Civil War on Capital Intensity and Labor Productivity in Southern Manufacturing, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2005

19. Capital deepening and the rise of the factory: the American experience during the nineteenth century
    Economic History Review, 2005, 58, (3), 586-595 View citations (10)
20. Global Perspectives on Industrial Transformation in the American South. Edited by Susana Delfino and Michele Gillespie. New Currents in the History of Southern Economy and Society Series. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. Pp. vii, 240. $24.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (4), 1176-1178
21. Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom. By Heather Andrea Williams. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Pp xii, 304. $29.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (2), 590-591
22. Understanding the Process of Economic Change. By Douglass C. North. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005. Pp. vii, 187. $29.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (2), 602-604

2004

23. Skill Intensity and Rising Wage Dispersion in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing
    The Journal of Economic History, 2004, 64, (1), 172-192 View citations (45)

2003

24. Productivity in manufacturing and the length of the working day: evidence from the 1880 census of manufactures
    Explorations in Economic History, 2003, 40, (2), 170-194 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures, Economics Working Paper Archive (2000) View citations (1) (2000)
25. Race and the value of owner-occupied housing, 1940-1990
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003, 33, (3), 255-286 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2002

26. PART-YEAR OPERATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1870 AND 1880 CENSUSES
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (3), 792-809 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Part-Year Operation in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers (2001) View citations (1) (2001)
27. The Great Compression of the 1940s: The Public versus the Private Sector
    Explorations in Economic History, 2002, 39, (2), 183-203 View citations (2)

2001

28. A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation By Price V. Fishback and Shawn Everett Kantor. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Pp. xii, 316. $37.50
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 67, (3), 776-778
29. Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View
    Explorations in Economic History, 2001, 38, (1), 68-92 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers (2000) View citations (1) (2000)

2000

30. Residential segregation and socioeconomic outcomes: When did ghettos go bad?
    Economics Letters, 2000, 69, (2), 239-243 View citations (72)

1999

31. Analytic Narratives By Robert H. Bates, Avner Grief, Margaret Levi, Jean‐Laurent Rosenthal, and Barry R. Weingast. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998; Pp. x, 249. $50.00 ($19.95, paper)
    Southern Economic Journal, 1999, 66, (1), 195-197
32. Regional Wage Gaps and the Settlement of the Midwest
    Explorations in Economic History, 1999, 36, (2), 128-143 View citations (12)

1998

33. "Location, Location, Location!" The Price Gradient for Vacant Urban Land: New York, 1835 to 1900
    The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 1998, 16, (2), 151-72 View citations (30)
34. Review of Lance E. Davis et al., In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (2), 452-481
35. The Origins of Intergenerational Inequality
    Southern Economic Journal, 1998, 65, (2), 355-358
36. The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850‐1914 By Timothy W. Guinnane. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. Pp. xvii, 335. $49.50
    Southern Economic Journal, 1998, 65, (2), 362-364
37. Wages and Labor Markets before the Civil War
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 51-56 View citations (4)

1997

38. Explaining the rise in antebellum pauperism, 1850-1860: New evidence
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1997, 37, (2), 405-417 View citations (9)
39. General and Miscellaneous - The New Economics of Human Behavior. Edited by Mariano Tommasi and Kathryn Ierulli. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. ix, 238. $17.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (1), 259-260
40. It Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty. By Rebecca M. Blank. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. Pp. xvi, 340. $29.95
    Southern Economic Journal, 1997, 64, (2), 594-597
41. Resources, deprivation and poverty: by Brian Nolan and Christopher T. Whelan, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996, 261 p, [UK pound]35.00
    Journal of Development Economics, 1997, 53, (2), 485-488

1996

42. Book Review: Income and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: American Standards of Living
    ILR Review, 1996, 49, (3), 564-564
43. Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach
    Economics Letters, 1996, 53, (1), 103-110 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper Compulsory Schooling Legislation and School Attendance in Turn-of-the-Century America: A "Natural Experiment" Approach, NBER Historical Working Papers (1996) View citations (65) (1996)
44. Long-Run Trends in Economics Bachelor's Degrees
    The Journal of Economic Education, 1996, 27, (4), 326-336 View citations (12)
45. The Rental Price of Housing in New York City, 1830–1860
    The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (3), 605-625 View citations (29)

1995

46. Explaining Black-White Wage Convergence, 1940–1950
    ILR Review, 1995, 48, (3), 470-481 View citations (15)
47. Labor Market Evolution: The Economic History of Market Integration, Wage Flexibility, and the Employment Relation. Edited by George Grantham and Mary MacKinnon. New York: Routledge. Pp. v, 322. $69.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1995, 55, (3), 734-735

1994

48. Literacy in the United States: Readers and reading since 1880: by Carl F. Kaestle, Helen Damon-Moore, Lawrence C. Stedman, Katherine Tinsley and William Vance Trollinger, Jr. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1991. pp vii, 338. ISBN 0-300-04946-3. Hardback $35.00
    Economics of Education Review, 1994, 13, (3), 272-273
49. Sources of Metropolitan Growth: Edwin S. Mills and John F. McDonald, eds. (Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 1992) pp. ix, 307, $29.95 (cloth)
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1994, 24, (4), 525-527
50. Work Relief and the Labor Force Participation of Married Women in 1940
    The Journal of Economic History, 1994, 54, (1), 64-84 View citations (18)

1993

51. Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (2), 41-59 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s, NBER Working Papers (1992) View citations (7) (1992)
52. Inequality, poverty, and history: Jeffrey G. Williamson, (Basil Blackwell, Cambridge, MA, 1991) ISBN 1-55786-118-8, pp. vii, 151. $19.50
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 40, (2), 393-395
53. The Decline in Black Teenage Labor-Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (1), 234-47 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Decline in Black Teenage Labor Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling, NBER Working Papers (1991) (1991)
54. The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results
    Explorations in Economic History, 1993, 30, (4), 409-423 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results, NBER Historical Working Papers (1991) (1991)
55. The lever of riches: Technological creativity and economic progress: Joel Mokyr, (Oxford University Press, New York, 1990) pp. i + 349. ISBN 0-19- 506113-6. $24.95
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 40, (1), 208-212

1992

56. Comments on Hanes, Kantor, and Owen
    The Journal of Economic History, 1992, 52, (2), 464-468 View citations (1)
57. Explaining the postwar suburbanization of population in the United States: The role of income
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1992, 31, (3), 301-310 View citations (78)
58. The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid-Century
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 1-34 View citations (325)
    See also Working Paper The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century, Scholarly Articles (1992) View citations (299) (1992)

1991

59. Asia's next giant: South Korea and late industrialization: Alice H. Amsden, (Oxford University Press, New York, 1989) ISBN 0-19-505852-6, $29.95
    Journal of Development Economics, 1991, 35, (1), 213-215
60. City-suburb socioeconomic differences: evidence from the 1940 and 1950 census public use samples
    Economics Letters, 1991, 36, (2), 223-226
61. Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (1), 61-73 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination, NBER Historical Working Papers (1990) (1990)
62. The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (2), 333-341 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment, NBER Historical Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

1990

63. The incidence and duration of unemployment: Some long-term comparisons
    Economics Letters, 1990, 32, (3), 217-220 View citations (5)

1989

64. The effect of migration on black incomes: Evidence from the 1940 census
    Economics Letters, 1989, 31, (4), 403-406
65. The poor at birth: Birth weights and infant mortality at Philadelphia's almshouse hospital, 1848-1873
    Explorations in Economic History, 1989, 26, (3), 360-379 View citations (8)
66. Work and Labor in Early America. Edited by Stephen Innes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 297. $29.95, cloth; $9.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1989, 49, (3), 763-764

1987

67. Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-but-Equal
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (4), 661-66 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-But-Equal, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (9) (1987)
68. Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750–1950. By Judith Walzer Leavitt. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Pp. ix, 284. $21.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (3), 835-836
69. Gunnar Myrdal and Black-White Relations: The Use and Abuse of An American Dilemma, 1944–1969. By David W. Southern. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. Pp. xiii, 341. $35.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (4), 1068-1069
70. The Growth of Wages in Antebellum America: New Evidence
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (4), 873-895 View citations (27)

1986

71. Educational Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-but-Equal."
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (4), 794-801 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Education Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-But-Equal", NBER Working Papers (1985) (1985)
72. Race and Human Capital: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (5), 1221-24 View citations (12)
73. Race, Educational Attainment, and the 1940 Census
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (1), 189-198 View citations (13)

1985

74. Racial Conflict and Economic Development. By W. Arthur Lewis. The W.E.B. Du Bois Lectures. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1985. Pp. 134. $12.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (4), 1029-1030

1984

75. Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks before World War I: Comment and Further Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 768-76 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks Before World War I: Commentand Further Evidence, NBER Working Papers (1983) (1983)
76. Teacher salaries in black and white: The south in 1910
    Explorations in Economic History, 1984, 21, (3), 306-326 View citations (2)

1983

77. Heights of Native-Born Whites During the Antebellum Period
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (1), 167-174 View citations (57)

1982

78. Discussion
    The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (1), 187-189

Books

2015

1. Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2014

2. Human Capital in History: The American Record
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (151)

2001

3. Women's Work?
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (2)

2000

4. Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (64)
   Also in NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (70)

1991

5. Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

1990

6. Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (125)

Edited books

2015

1. Enterprising America
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2014

2. Human Capital in History
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (30)

Chapters

2024

1. Labor Markets
   Springer
   Also in Springer (2016)
2. Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820–1940: New Evidence
   A chapter in The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, 2024
   See also Working Paper Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820-1940: New Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) (2023)

2014

3. Economies of Scale in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem
   A chapter in Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, 2014, pp 215-244
   See also Working Paper Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) (2013)
4. Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgements
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp -12
5. Indexes
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 395-406
6. Introduction to "Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective"
   A chapter in Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, 2014, pp 1-22 View citations (1)
7. Introduction to "Human Capital in History: The American Record"
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 1-14 View citations (27)
8. Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 15-57 View citations (66)
   See also Working Paper Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (41) (2013)
9. The economic history of migration: the pre-World War One USA as lens
   Chapter 3 in International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, 2014, pp 42-64

2010

10. Free Labor and Slave Labor
    A chapter in Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s, 2010, pp 291-314 View citations (1)

2006

11. Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States
    Elsevier View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

2004

12. Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography
    Chapter 66 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2981-3019 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Historical Perspectives on U.S. Economic Geography, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (9) (2003)

2000

13. Antebellum Wages and Labor Markets: A New Interpretation
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 142-157
14. Geographic Aspects of Labor Market Integration before the Civil War
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 95-118
15. Intersectoral Efficiency: Farm-Nonfarm Wage Gaps
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 76-94
16. Introduction to "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860"
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 1-5 View citations (36)
17. New Estimates of Nominal and Real Wages for the Antebellum Period
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 36-75 View citations (1)
18. Notes
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 161-182
    Also in A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 135-150 (1990)
19. Postlude
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 158-160
20. References
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 183-194
    Also in A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 151-160 (1990)
21. The Growth of Wages in Antebellum America: A Review
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 6-35
22. Wages in California during the Gold Rush
    A chapter in Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, 2000, pp 119-141
    See also Working Paper Wages in California During the Gold Rush, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (8) (1997)

1992

23. Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence
    A chapter in American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, 1992, pp 173-216 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Wages and Prices During the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (7) (1990)
24. Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets before the Civil War
    A chapter in Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, 1992, pp 67-104 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (11) (1989)

1990

25. "Teacher Salaries in Black and White": Pay Discrimination in the Southern Classroom
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 52-67
26. "To the Promised Land": Education and the Black Exodus
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 109-128
27. Conclusion: Race, Social Change, and the Labor Market
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 129-134
28. Race and Schooling in the South: A Review of the Evidence
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 6-32 View citations (12)
29. The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 87-108
    See also Working Paper The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900-1950, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
30. The Impact of Separate-but-Equal
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 68-86
31. The Political Economy of Segregated Schools: Explaining the U-Shaped Pattern
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 33-51
32. Two Explanations of Economic Progress
    A chapter in Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, 1990, pp 1-5

Editor

1. Explorations in Economic History
   Elsevier