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Working Paper File Downloads Abstract Views
Last month 3 months 12 months Total Last month 3 months 12 months Total
A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 1 60 3 4 8 284
Automated Linking of Historical Data 0 1 2 59 7 11 21 164
Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Racial Wage Convergence in the North, 1940-1970 0 0 1 48 1 1 14 297
Computerized Machine Tools and the Transformation of US Manufacturing 0 0 0 51 6 10 16 93
Cultural Assimilation during the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 4 115 3 7 23 410
Demography and Population Loss from Central Cities, 1950-2000 0 0 0 20 1 2 3 136
Does Condominium Development Lead to Gentrification? 0 0 1 28 3 6 12 90
Enclaves and Assimilation in the Age of Mass Migration: Evidence from Ethnic Catholic Churches 0 0 30 30 3 4 40 40
Escape from the City? The Role of Race, Income, and Local Public Goods in Post-War Suburbanization 0 0 0 36 0 1 1 155
Europe's Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses: Self-Selection and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 1 23 0 1 5 255
Europe's Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses: Self-Selection and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 1 91 10 10 16 555
Finding John Smith: Using Extra Information for Historical Record Linkage 1 8 33 33 3 8 23 23
Have the Poor Always Been Less Likely to Migrate? Evidence From Inheritance Practices During the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 0 112 0 2 5 232
Immigration in American Economic History 0 0 0 203 14 17 29 703
Income Inequality and Local Government in the United States, 1970-2000 0 0 1 58 1 2 4 273
Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in 15 Destination Countries 1 3 13 13 2 9 23 23
Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the US over Two Centuries 4 4 4 150 12 20 23 355
Intergenerational Mobility over Two Centuries 0 0 29 29 3 5 36 36
JOB DECENTRALIZATION AND RESIDENTIAL LOCATION 0 0 1 52 1 1 3 176
Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap Between Immigrants and the US-born, 1870–2020 0 0 1 36 2 4 9 33
Leaving the Enclave: Historical Evidence on Immigrant Mobility from the Industrial Removal Office 0 0 1 19 2 5 15 169
New Data and Insights in Regional and Urban Economics 0 1 4 4 0 5 18 18
Race, Segregation, and Postal Employment: New Evidence on Spatial Mismatch 0 0 0 54 1 1 2 345
Racial Differences in Health in Long-Run Perspective: A Brief Introduction 0 0 0 65 0 0 1 78
Racial Residential Segregation in American Cities 0 0 0 65 1 2 12 318
School Desegregation and Urban Change: Evidence from City Boundaries 0 0 0 17 3 3 3 121
The Effect of Immigration on Local Labor Markets: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure 1 1 3 50 5 7 22 188
The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: American Cities During the Great Depression 0 0 0 177 4 6 8 1,832
The Effect of Natural Disasters on Economic Activity in US Counties: A Century of Data 0 0 0 176 1 2 8 457
The Effects of Immigration on the Economy: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure 0 1 1 120 6 11 24 239
The Effects of Immigration on the Economy: Lessons from the 1920s Border Closure 0 1 1 24 3 7 15 78
The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners After the Civil War 0 0 0 70 4 5 11 222
The Origins and Persistence of Black-White Differences in Women's Labor Force Participation 0 0 1 86 2 4 5 125
The Refugee Advantage: English-Language Attainment in the Early Twentieth Century 0 0 0 11 0 0 2 23
The intergenerational effects of a large wealth shock: White southerners after the Civil War 0 0 0 44 1 1 8 111
To the New World and Back Again: Return Migrants in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 2 78 3 3 8 94
Urbanization in the United States, 1800-2000 0 0 2 240 1 5 13 391
Variation in Women’s Success Across PhD Programs in Economics 0 0 0 33 4 6 7 80
WHITE SUBURBANIZATION AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOME OWNERSHIP, 1940-1980 0 0 0 5 2 2 4 152
Was Postwar Suburbanization "White Flight"? Evidence from the Black Migration 1 1 1 154 6 6 7 1,285
White Flight from Asian Immigration: Evidence from California Public Schools 0 0 0 9 1 3 5 44
White Suburbanization and African-American Home Ownership, 1940-1980 0 0 0 27 0 3 4 172
Total Working Papers 8 21 139 2,775 125 212 516 10,875


Journal Article File Downloads Abstract Views
Last month 3 months 12 months Total Last month 3 months 12 months Total
A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration 0 1 4 133 3 7 26 623
A silver lining to white flight? White suburbanization and African–American homeownership, 1940–1980 0 0 2 74 2 5 13 465
African American Urban History Since World War II. Edited by Kenneth L. Kuzmer and Joe W. Trotter. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Pp. v, 536 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 126
Automated Linking of Historical Data 0 0 0 20 5 8 17 117
Black Migration, White Flight: The Effect of Black Migration on Northern Cities and Labor Markets 0 0 0 54 3 4 4 187
Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migration and Racial Wage Convergence in the North, 1940–1970 0 0 3 48 0 1 10 239
Discrimination and the Returns to Cultural Assimilation in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 0 17 0 1 2 59
Do Immigrants Assimilate More Slowly Today Than in the Past? 0 0 0 24 3 6 7 104
Europe's Tired, Poor, Huddled Masses: Self-Selection and Economic Outcomes in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 2 268 13 15 23 934
Have the poor always been less likely to migrate? Evidence from inheritance practices during the age of mass migration 0 0 0 70 3 4 16 517
Immigration in American Economic History 0 1 3 82 7 9 26 390
Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the United States over Two Centuries 1 1 2 155 9 12 21 401
Local public goods and the demand for high-income municipalities 1 2 2 53 6 9 13 248
Moving to Higher Ground: Migration Response to Natural Disasters in the Early Twentieth Century 0 0 7 159 1 1 13 956
Not Just Black and White: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States. Edited by Nancy Foner and George M. Fredrickson. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2004. Pp. ix, 390. $45.00 0 0 0 27 0 3 4 137
Population Trends as a Counterweight to Central City Decline, 1950–2000 0 0 0 13 2 3 5 72
School Desegregation and Urban Change: Evidence from City Boundaries 0 1 2 41 2 6 9 284
The Effect of Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets:American Cities during the Great Depression 0 0 4 296 1 5 17 1,279
The Effect of Rising Income Inequality on Taxation and Public Expenditures: Evidence from U.S. Municipalities and School Districts, 1970–2000 0 0 9 78 0 1 21 295
The Intergenerational Effects of a Large Wealth Shock: White Southerners after the Civil War 0 0 1 37 14 18 28 189
The New Suburban History. Edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Thomas J. Sugrue. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Pp. 289. $24, paper 0 0 0 24 1 1 3 142
The effect of natural disasters on economic activity in US counties: A century of data 0 1 3 88 4 12 37 321
To the New World and Back Again: Return Migrants in the Age of Mass Migration 0 0 2 5 3 4 13 82
Variation in Women's Success across PhD Programs in Economics 0 0 0 20 0 1 4 131
Was Postwar Suburbanization "White Flight"? Evidence from the Black Migration 1 1 5 151 5 19 42 804
Total Journal Articles 3 8 51 1,949 87 155 375 9,102


Book File Downloads Abstract Views
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Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 113
Human Capital in History: The American Record 0 0 0 0 7 7 9 269
The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives 0 0 0 0 5 8 11 11
Total Books 0 0 0 0 12 17 29 393


Chapter File Downloads Abstract Views
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Black Migration from the South in Historical Context 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 25
Black Migration, White Flight 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 21
Competition in Northern Labor Markets 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24
Epilogue: Black Migration, Northern Cities, and Labor Markets after 1970 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9
Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgements 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 16
Indexes 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 17
Introduction to "Competition in the Promised Land: Black Migrants in Northern Cities and Labor Markets" 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 25
Introduction to "Human Capital in History: The American Record" 0 0 0 24 0 1 2 146
Introduction to "The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives" 0 1 5 7 2 6 18 41
Motivations for White Flight: The Role of Fiscal/Political Interactions 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 24
The Origin and Persistence of Black-White Differences in Women's Labor Force Participation 1 1 2 21 5 11 14 120
The Political Fallout of Machine Tool Automation in the Mid-20th Century United States 0 0 2 4 0 3 14 30
Who Left the South and How Did They Fare? 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 14
Total Chapters 1 2 9 63 14 33 74 512


Statistics updated 2025-12-06