Nativity and wealth in mid-nineteenth-century cities

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 468-493

  Conley, Timothy G ^a   Galenson, David W ^b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0012494755     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700020581     Document Type: Article

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