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American workers' experience with socialism during the World Wars

Pencavel, John H. - 2025

The operation of American labor markets during the two World Wars is described and the well-being of civilian workers during those years is assessed. These were periods when decentralized capitalism was replaced with a system of centralized direction and control that some would call socialism....

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American Workers' Experience with Socialism During the World Wars

Pencavel, John H. - 2025

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Human-capital shocks and innovation : evidence from Britain's lost generation

Repetto, Luca; Cipullo, Davide; Pinchbeck, Edward; … - 2026

This paper studies how World War I mortality shocks to British communities affected long-run innovation. Linking parish-level military deaths to universal patent data (1895-1979) and inventor records, we compare high- and low-mortality areas. A 10 percent increase in deaths reduces the...

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Blockading Britain and Germany during World War 1 : preparations, conduct and consequence of economic warfare

Broadberry, Stephen N.; Vonyó, Tamás - 2025

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The long-run impacts of public industrial investment on local development and economic mobility : evidence from World War II

Garin, Andrew; Rothbaum, Jonathan - 2025

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The long-run impacts of public industrial investment on local development and economic mobility : evidence from World War II

Garin, Andrew; Rothbaum, Jonathan - 2024

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The Long-Run Impacts of Public Industrial Investment on Local Development and Economic Mobility : Evidence from World War II

Garin, Andrew; Rothbaum, Jonathan L. - 2024

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"Don't mention the war" : the failure of historical analogies in geopolitical decision-making

Mouritzen, Hans - 2025

As seldom before, the current war in Ukraine has seen the use of World War II analogies by belligerents and also some Western non-belligerents. They thereby follow in the footsteps of such political leaders as Anthony Eden, Margaret Thatcher, Joseph Stalin, or John F. Kennedy. Indeed, statesmen...

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The intergenerational health effects of forced displacement : Japanese American incarceration during WWII

Grossman, Daniel; Khalil, Umair; Panza, Laura - 2025

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The Intergenerational Health Effects of Forced Displacement : Japanese American Incarceration during WWII

Grossman, Daniel; Khalil, Umair; Panza, Laura - 2023

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The intergenerational health effects of forced displacement: japanese american incarceration during WWII

Grossman, Daniel; Khalil, Umair; Panza, Laura - 2023

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The impact of World War II Army service on income and mobility in the 1960s by ethnoracial group

Barrera, Sergio; Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price; … - 2025

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The impact of World War II army service on income and mobility in the 1960s by ethnoracial group

Barrera, Sergio; Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price; … - 2025

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The Impact of World War II Army Service on Income and Mobility in the 1960s by Ethnoracial Group

Barrera, Sergio; Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price; … - 2025

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Blockading britain and germany during World War 1 : preparations, conduct and consequences of economic warfare

Broadberry, Stephen N.; Vonyó, Tamás - 2025

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Pensions and participation : evidence from World War II veterans in Australia

Rodgers, David; Kudrna, George; Woodland, Alan D. - 2025

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Pensions and participation : evidence from World War II veterans in Australia

Rodgers, David - 2021

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The making of consumer patriotism : mobilizing Christmas in Sweden during the Second World War

Glover, Nikolas; Arnberg, Klara; Cottrell-Sundevall, Fia - 2024

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Political trenches: war, partisanship, and polarization

Grosjean, Pauline; Jha, Saumitra; Vlassopoulos, Michael; … - 2024

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H1N1 and WW1 : the Spanish flu and the great war

Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2024

World War 1 exacerbated the cost of the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 in two ways. First, it facilitated the spread the flu virus through the movement of clusters of infected soldiers and sailors. Second, it constrained public health measures that would have reduced mortality (as during the...

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Vanguard: Black veterans and civil rights after World War I

Ang, Desmond; Chinoy, Sahil - 2026

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Vanguard : Black Veterans and Civil Rights after World War I

Ang, Desmond; Chinoy, Sahil - 2025

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Never Enough : Dynamic Status Incentives in Organizations

Bursztyn, Leonardo; Rawcliffe, Ewan; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2026

We study the ability of a firm to elicit repeated effort from workers by creating a "rat race" of hierarchical status-based incentives. We examine performance using data on over 5,000 German air force pilots during World War II. Pilots' effort is hard to monitor; motivation is key to success....

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Skill Formation, Child Labor, and the Schooling Consequences of the World War I Agricultural Boom

Jaworski, Taylor; Kitchens, Carl T.; Rodgers, Luke P. - 2026

We examine how the World War I agricultural commodity price boom affected human capital accumulation during the early decades of the high school movement in the United States. First, based on newly collected county-level enrollment data, we show that enrollment and average daily attendance fell...

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Scars of War: The Legacy of WW1 Deaths on Civic Capital and Combat Motivation

Carozzi, Felipe; Pinchbeck, Edward; Repetto, Luca - 2023

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Exposure to war and its labor market consequences over the life cycle

Braun, Sebastian; Stuhler, Jan - 2023

With 70 million dead, World War II remains the most devastating conflict in history. Of the survivors, millions were displaced, returned maimed from the battlefield, or spent years in captivity. We examine the impact of such wartime experiences on labor market careers and show that they often...

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Early-Life Income Shocks and Old-Age Mortality : Evidence from World War I Veterans’ Bonus

NoghaniBehambari, Hamid; Fletcher, Jason M. - 2023

In 1936, the US government enacted the later-known Bonus Act, which triggered cash transfers to about 3 million veterans who had served in World War I. This paper studies the long-run benefits of veterans’ bonus receipt on their children’s old-age longevity. We employ data from Social...

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When missions fail : lessons in "high technology" from post-war Britain

Kelsey, Tom - 2023

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All against Hollywood : policies in defence of national cinematography in European countries after World War I

Manetti, Daniela - 2023

During the First World War, the film industry of the major European countries experienced a lasting crisis, which necessitated significant restructuring and prompted appeals for state intervention to counterbalance the invasion of American films. As the extent of this crisis did not affect all...

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The last free traders? : interwar trade policy in the Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Zwart, Pim de; Lampe, Markus - 2023

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Loose cannons : war veterans and the erosion of democracy in Weimar Germany

Koenig, Christoph - 2023

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Loose cannons : war veterans and the erosion of democracy in Weimar Germany

Koenig, Christoph - 2020 - This version: July 28, 2020

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Loose cannons : War veterans and the erosion of Democracy in Weimar Germany

Koenig, Christoph - 2015

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Scars of war: the legacy of WW1 deaths on civic capital and combat motivation

Carozzi, Felipe; Pinchbeck, Edward; Repetto, Luca - 2023

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Scars of war : the legacy of WW1 deaths on civic capital and combat motivation

Carozzi, Felipe; Pinchbeck, Edward; Repetto, Luca - 2023

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Wars and the Labor Market Outcomes of Minorities in the U.S

Ferrara, Andreas - 2023

This chapter reviews key literature studying the effects of wars on minority and underrepresented groups in U.S. labor markets in the 20th century. These labor markets, characterized by historically pervasive barriers to entry into certain occupations and industries, promotions, and fair pay for...

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Wars and the labor market outcomes of minorities in the U.S.

Ferrara, Andreas - 2023

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Economic warfare : lessons from two world wars

Harrison, Mark - 2023 - First draft: 5 May 2023. This version 8 September 2023.

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Economic warfare : lessons from two world wars

Harrison, Mark - 2023

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The impacts of the gender imbalance on the marriage market : evidence from World War II in Japan

Ogasawara, Kota; Igarashi, Erika - 2025

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‘Invest!' : Liberty Bonds and Stock Ownership over the Twentieth Century

Brunet, Gillian; Hilt, Eric; Jaremski, Matthew S. - 2025

The Liberty Bond drives of World War I were nation-wide interventions aimed at increasing financial literacy and associating bond ownership with patriotism. Using data from the first year of the Survey of Consumer Finances, 1947, through 1971, we investigate whether exposure to the drives shaped...

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The Therapeutic Consequences of the War : World War II and the 20th-Century Expansion of Biomedicine

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2025

During World War II, the U.S. Committee on Medical Research (CMR) undertook an integrated, cross-sectoral effort to develop medical science and technology for war, representing the U.S. government's first substantial investment in medical research. Using data on all CMR research contracts, we...

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Martyrs, morale, and militarism : the political impact of devastation and slaughter

Inoue, Shizuka; Weinstein, David E.; Yamagishi, Atsushi - 2025

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Martyrs, Morale, and Militarism : The Political Impact of Devastation and Slaughter

Inoue, Shizuka; Weinstein, David E.; Yamagishi, Atsushi - 2025

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The economics of civilian victimization : evidence from World War II Italy

Bertazzini, Mattia; Giorcelli, Michela - 2025

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The Economics of Civilian Victimization : Evidence from World War II Italy

Bertazzini, Mattia; Giorcelli, Michela - 2022

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The European art market and the First World War : art, capital, and the decline of the collecting class, 1910-1925

Alvi, Maddalena - 2025

"The outbreak of the First World War shattered the European art market. In its place, Maddalena Alvi argues, can be found the origins of a recognisably modern market of nationalised spheres driven by capitalist investment and speculation, yet open to wider social strata." - Provided by publisher

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Waging war and building peace : mobilising industry in Wales, 1934-1947

Gooberman, Leon - 2025

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Shutting Down Japantown : The Effects of WWII Internment on Japanese American Enclaves

Saavedra, Martin H.; Twinam, Tate - 2025

During World War II, the U.S. government incarcerated all West Coast Japanese Americans in internment camps. We ask how this forced displacement affected Japanese American enclaves. Using the recently digitized 1940 and 1950 full-count censuses, we measure changes in the racial composition of...

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The effect of World War II spending and army service on the lifespan of the Black population

Lleras-Muney, Adriana; Morgan, Tommy; Price, Joseph; … - 2025

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The World War II bond campaign

Samuel, Lawrence R. - 2025

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Did War Mobilization Cause Aggregate and Regional Growth?

Jaworski, Taylor; Yang, Dongkyu - 2025

The participation of the United States in World War II led to a substantial mobilization of domestic resources to produce the materiel used on the battlefields of Europe and in the Pacific. We produce new estimates for the impact of war mobilization on long-run economic growth and regional...

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Imperial Wars in the Modern Era : The Struggling for Territory

Ransom, Roger L.; McKenzie, Jared David - 2025

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A New World to Explore -- Chapter 3. The Spanish Empire -- Chapter 4. The Spanish Armada -- Chapter 5. The East India Company and the British Empire -- Chapter 6. The American Revolution -- Chapter 7. The Napoleonic Wars -- Chapter 8. The Mexican-American...

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Pecuniary Incentives to Work in the U.S. During World War Ii

Mulligan, Casey B. - 2022

It is argued that changes in workers' budget sets cannot explain the dramatic increases in" civilian work in the U.S. during World War II. Although money wages grew during the period wartime after-tax real wages were lower than either before or after the war. Evidence from the" 1940's also...

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Pecuniary Incentives to Work in the U.S. during World War II

Mulligan, Casey B. - 1997

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Inventing the endless frontier : the effects of the World War II research effort on post-war innovation

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2020

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Inventing the Endless Frontier : The Effects of the World War Ii Research Effort on Post-War Innovation

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2022

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Inventing the Endless Frontier : The Effects of the World War II Research Effort on Post-war Innovation

Gross, Daniel P. - 2020

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War, socialism, and the rise of fascism : an empirical exploration

Acemoglu, Daron; De Feo, Giuseppe; De Luca, Giacomo; … - 2022

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War, socialism and the rise of fascism : an empirical exploration

Acemoglu, Daron; De Feo, Giuseppe; De Luca, Giacomo; … - 2020

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War, Socialism and the Rise of Fascism : An Empirical Exploration

Acemoglu, Daron; De Feo, Giuseppe; De Luca, Giacomo; … - 2022

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War, Socialism and the Rise of Fascism : An Empirical Exploration

Acemoglu, Daron - 2020

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Organizing crisis innovation : lessons from World War II

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2020

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Organizing Crisis Innovation : Lessons from World War Ii

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2022

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Organizing Crisis Innovation : Lessons from World War II

Gross, Daniel P.; Sampat, Bhaven N. - 2021

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Organizing Crisis Innovation : Lessons from World War II

Gross, Daniel P. - 2020

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More choice for men? : marriage patterns after World War II in Italy

Battistin, Erich; Becker, Sascha O.; Nunziata, Luca - 2022

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More choice for men? : marriage patterns after World War II in Italy

Battistin, Erich; Becker, Sascha O.; Nunziata, Luca - 2020

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More choice for men? : marriage patterns after World War II in Italy

Battistin, Erich; Becker, Sascha O.; Nunziata, Luca - 2020

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More choice for men? : marriage patterns after world war ii in Italy

Battistin, Erich; Becker, Sascha O.; Nunziata, Luca - 2020

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Income tax progressivity and inflation during the world wars

Torregrosa Hetland, Sara; Sabaté, Oriol - 2022

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Rethinking waste within business history : a transnational perspective on waste recycling in World War II

Denton, Chad; Weber, Heike - 2022

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Elite murder and popular resistance : evidence from post-World War II Poland

Krakowski, Krzysztof; Schaub, Max - 2022

Does repression of opposition elites prevent resistance against foreign-imposed regimes? On the one hand, elimination of elites can undermine the opposition's capacity for antiregime resistance. Yet killing opposition elites deprives the new regime of useful human capital. Co-optation of elites...

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Surviving the deluge : British servicemen in World War I

Bailey, Roy E.; Hatton, Timothy J.; Inwood, Kris E. - 2022

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War : The World Is in Its Most Military Period since the World War II

Pashov, Radoslav - 2022

The article presents an analysis of the amount of defence and security spending that different regions and countries around the world spend from their gross domestic product with accompanying comments on the reasons for their respective level

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Discrimination, migration, and economic outcomes : evidence from World War I

Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price - 2024

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Discrimination, migration, and economic outcomes : evidence from World War I

Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price - 2020

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Discrimination, Migration, and Economic Outcomes : Evidence from World War I

Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price - 2022

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Discrimination, migration, and economic outcomes : evidence from World War I

Ferrara, Andreas; Fishback, Price - 2020

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The Second World War, Inequality and the Social Contract in England

Heldring, Leander; Robinson, James Alan; Whitfill, Parker J. - 2022

What is the impact of warfare on inequality and the social contract? Using local data on bombing, the evolution of wealth inequality and vote shares for the Labour Party in England around World War II we establish two results. First, on average, we find no impact of bombing on inequality....

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