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Working Papers

2025

1. Explaining gender differences in migrant sorting: Evidence from Canada-US migration
   Working Papers, HAL
   Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2022)
   Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2025)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
   PSE Working Papers, HAL (2025)

2024

2. The geography of economic mobility in 19th century Canada
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

2022

3. Intergenerational mobility in a mid-Atlantic economy: Canada,1871-1901
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2021)
   See also Journal Article Intergenerational Mobility in a Mid-Atlantic Economy: Canada, 1871–1901, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2019

4. Access to the trade: monopoly and mobility in European craft guilds in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
5. Occupational income scores and immigrant assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Occupational income scores and immigrant assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
6. The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the low countries
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2020) (2020)

2018

7. Access to the trade: monopoly and mobility in European craft guilds, 17th and 18th centuries
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History
8. Guilds in the transition to modernity: the cases of Germany, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
9. Occupational income scores and immigration assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census
   Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History
   See also Journal Article Occupational income scores and immigrant assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
10. Power to the Periphery? The failure of Regional Convergence in Canada, 1890-2006
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)

2016

11. Reverse assimilation? Immigrants in the Canadian labour market during the Great Depression
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (11)
    Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2014) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Reverse assimilation? Immigrants in the Canadian labour market during the Great Depression, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2016) View citations (8) (2016)

2015

12. Institutions, history and wage bargaining outcomes: international evidence from the post-World War Two era
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Institutions, history and wage bargaining outcomes: international evidence from the post-World War Two era, Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2013

13. Picking Winners? The Effect of Birth Order and Migration on Parental Human Capital Investments in Pre-Modern England
    Working Papers, Utrecht University, Centre for Global Economic History View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Picking winners? The effect of birth order and migration on parental human capital investments in pre-modern England, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2013) View citations (11) (2013)

2012

14. Family Investment Strategies in Pre-modern Societies: Human Capital, Migration, and Birth Order in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century England
    Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES)

2011

15. Why did (pre‐industrial) firms train?: premiums and apprenticeship contracts in 18th century England
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (3)

2010

16. Labour market dynamics in Canada, 1891-1911: A first look from new census samples
    Working Papers, University of Guelph, Department of Economics and Finance View citations (3)
    Also in Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History (2010) View citations (2)

2009

17. Leaving home and entering service: the age of apprenticeship in early modern London
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (5)
18. Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (24) (2011)
19. Rules and reality: quantifying the practice of apprenticeship in early modern Europe
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (3)
20. School resources and schooling outcomes in a frontier society: evidence from British Columbia, 1900-19201
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History
21. The impact of school provision on pupil attendance: evidence from the early 20th century
    Economic History Working Papers, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History View citations (2)

2006

22. THE COSTS OF DOING HARD TIME: A PENITENTIARY-BASED REGIONAL PRICE INDEX FOR CANADA, 1883-1923
    Departmental Working Papers, McGill University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2005)
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The costs of doing hard time: a penitentiary-based regional price index for Canada, 1883-1923, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2005

23. Conspicuous by their Absence: French Canadians and the Settlement of the Canadian West
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Conspicuous by their Absence: French Canadians and the Settlement of the Canadian West, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2005) View citations (9) (2005)
24. Hours of Work in Old and New Worlds: The Long View, 1870-2000
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (5)
25. Immigration policy and the skills of Irish immigrants: evidence and implications
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (1)
26. Self-selection, location, and entrepreneurship: British self-employment in North America in the early 20th century
    Working Papers, Economic History Society

2003

27. The spirit of capitalism? Immigration, religion, and self-employment in early 20th century Canada
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Intergenerational Mobility in a Mid-Atlantic Economy: Canada, 1871–1901
   The Journal of Economic History, 2022, 82, (4), 1003-1029 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational mobility in a mid-Atlantic economy: Canada,1871-1901, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2020

2. The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the Low Countries
   European Review of Economic History, 2020, 24, (3), 601-625
   See also Working Paper The extent of citizenship in pre-industrial England, Germany, and the low countries, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

3. Gordon H. Hanson, William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, eds., High‐skilled migration to the United States and its economic consequences (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. viii+247. ISBN 9780226525525 Hbk. $130)
   Economic History Review, 2019, 72, (3), 1125-1126
4. Occupational income scores and immigrant assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census
   Explorations in Economic History, 2019, 72, (C), 114-122 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Occupational income scores and immigration assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census, Economic History Working Papers (2018) (2018)
   Working Paper Occupational income scores and immigrant assimilation. Evidence from the Canadian census, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (11) (2019)

2016

5. Reverse assimilation? Immigrants in the Canadian labour market during the Great Depression
   European Review of Economic History, 2016, 20, (3), 299-321 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Reverse assimilation? Immigrants in the Canadian labour market during the Great Depression, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2015

6. Institutions, history and wage bargaining outcomes: international evidence from the post-World War Two era
   Business History, 2015, 57, (3), 358-375 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Institutions, history and wage bargaining outcomes: international evidence from the post-World War Two era, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2013

7. Picking winners? The effect of birth order and migration on parental human capital investments in pre-modern England
   European Review of Economic History, 2013, 17, (2), 210-232 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Picking Winners? The Effect of Birth Order and Migration on Parental Human Capital Investments in Pre-Modern England, Working Papers (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
8. The price of human capital in a pre-industrial economy: Premiums and apprenticeship contracts in 18th century England
   Explorations in Economic History, 2013, 50, (3), 335-350 View citations (24)

2012

9. Rules and reality: quantifying the practice of apprenticeship in early modern England
   Economic History Review, 2012, 65, (2), 556-579 View citations (22)

2011

10. Networks in the Premodern Economy: The Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600–1749
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (2), 413-443 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Networks in the Premodern Economy: the Market for London Apprenticeships, 1600-1749, CEP Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2010

11. Mass migration under sail: European immigration to the antebellum United States – By Raymond L. Cohn
    Economic History Review, 2010, 63, (1), 270-271

2007

12. The costs of doing hard time: a penitentiary-based regional price index for Canada, 1883-1923
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2007, 40, (2), 528-560 View citations (8)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2007, 40, (2), 528-560 (2007) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper THE COSTS OF DOING HARD TIME: A PENITENTIARY-BASED REGIONAL PRICE INDEX FOR CANADA, 1883-1923, Departmental Working Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
13. The times they are not changin': Days and hours of work in Old and New Worlds, 1870-2000
    Explorations in Economic History, 2007, 44, (4), 538-567 View citations (69)

2005

14. Conspicuous by their Absence: French Canadians and the Settlement of the Canadian West
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (3), 822-849 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Conspicuous by their Absence: French Canadians and the Settlement of the Canadian West, The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
15. The spirit of capitalism? Ethnicity, religion, and self-employment in early 20th century Canada
    Explorations in Economic History, 2005, 42, (2), 259-281 View citations (17)

2003

16. Book Review: History: Immigration and American Unionism
    ILR Review, 2003, 57, (1), 148-150

2002

17. Dominion or Republic? Migrants to North America from the United Kingdom, 1870–1910
    Economic History Review, 2002, 55, (4), 666-696 View citations (14)

2001

18. Book Review: Labor Economics: Issues in the Economics of Immigration
    ILR Review, 2001, 55, (1), 172-174

2000

19. Income, Cohort Effects, and Occupational Mobility: A New Look at Immigration to the United States at the Turn of the 20th Century
    Explorations in Economic History, 2000, 37, (4), 326-350 View citations (41)