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Conjectural estimates of gross human capital inflows to the American economy: 1790–1860
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This article is published in Explorations in Economic History.The article was published on 1971-01-01. It has received 11 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Capital deepening & Capital formation.read more
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The impact of immigrants on the macroeconomy
TL;DR: The authors analyzes immigrant impacts on long-run economic growth and development in the destination country, using a four-factor production function to analyze the effects of immigration of high-level (professional) manpower and other (production) workers.
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Mass Migration under Sail: European Immigration to the Antebellum United States
TL;DR: Cohn as discussed by the authors provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States, using and evaluating the available data as well as presenting fresh data.
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Emigration and poverty in prefamine Ireland
Joel Mokyr,Cormac Ó Gráda +1 more
TL;DR: The relationship between emigration and poverty in Ireland before the famines of the 1840s is examined in this article, where various sources of migration data are reviewed and estimates of Irish emigration in the first half of the nineteenth century are presented.
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Causes of the Superior Efficiency of U.S.A. Industry as Compared with British Industry
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Anglo-American Wage Differences in the 1820's
TL;DR: The Science of Mechanics as mentioned in this paper is a manual for American mechanics and manufacturers written by a lifelong resident of Providence, Rhode Island, who traveled to the major manufacturing districts of England and France to compare the relative advantages of the three countries as manufacturing nations.
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Apparent and real causes of American prosperity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the theory of saving, traditional in Europe, with the anti-saving theory formulated by Ford, which advocates spending all earning, thus stimulating production, raising the standard of living, and giving confidence in the future.