Survival in 19th century cities: The larger the city, the smaller your chances

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 450-463

  Cain, Louis ^a,b   Hong, Sok Chul ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Hazard ratio; Mobility; Survival rate; Urban mortality penalty

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249223173     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: 10902457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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