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The premium for skilled labor in the Roman world 罗马世界熟练劳动力的溢价

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101516

Seth Bernard

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What fraction of antebellum US national product did the enslaved produce? 奴役生产的美国国民生产总值占南北战争前的比例是多少？

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101552

Paul W. Rhode

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The sleeping giant who left for America: Danish land inequality and emigration during the age of mass migration 前往美国的沉睡巨人：大规模移民时代丹麦的土地不平等和移民问题

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101525

Nina Boberg-Fazlić , Markus Lampe , Paul Sharp

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Confucianism and science 儒学与科学

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101517

Baomin Dong , Yu Zhang

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The impact of public transportation and commuting on urban labor markets: Evidence from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, 1929–1932 公共交通和通勤对城市劳动力市场的影响：来自《1929-1932 年伦敦生活与劳动新调查》的证据

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101553

Andrew J. Seltzer , Jonathan Wadsworth

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Monopsony power in the United States: Evidence from the great depression 美国的垄断力量：大萧条时期的证据

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101570

Andrew Chase Holt

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Wages, labour markets, and living standards in China, 1530–1840 中国的工资、劳动力市场和生活水平，1530-1840 年

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101569

Ziang Liu

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Incomes and income inequality in Stockholm, 1870–1970: Evidence from micro data 斯德哥尔摩的收入与收入不平等，1870-1970 年：来自微观数据的证据

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101568

Erik Bengtsson , Jakob Molinder

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Moderate opulence: the evolution of wealth inequality in Mexico in its first century of independence 适度富裕:墨西哥独立后第一个世纪财富不平等的演变。

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101567

Diego Castañeda Garza

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The political economy of assisted immigration: Australia 1860–1913 协助移民的政治经济:澳大利亚1860-1913

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Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101565

Timothy J. Hatton

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