Leander Heldring
Biographic Data
| ID | 1114151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leander Heldring |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leander |
| FAMILY NAME | Heldring |
| SIGNATURE | HELDRING L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-3351-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Collapse of Civilization in Southern Mesopotamia
The Second World War, Inequality and the Social Contract in Britain
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 Britain around the Second World War, we establish two results. First, on average, we find no impact of bombing on inequality. However, there is considerable heterogeneity, and this result is driven by southern Britain. In northern Britain, bombing led to significant falls in i…
Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa.In the world context, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes retarding it.In the African case, however, this heterogeneity is muted, making an assessment of the average effect more interesting.We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually…
Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa.In the world context, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes retarding it.In the African case, however, this heterogeneity is muted, making an assessment of the average effect more interesting.We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually…
Colonialism and Economic Development in Africa
In this paper we evaluate the impact of colonialism on development in Sub-Saharan Africa.In the world context, colonialism had very heterogeneous effects, operating through many mechanisms, sometimes encouraging development sometimes retarding it.In the African case, however, this heterogeneity is muted, making an assessment of the average effect more interesting.We emphasize that to draw conclusions it is necessary not just to know what actually…
The Collapse of Civilization in Southern Mesopotamia
The Second World War, Inequality and the Social Contract in Britain
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 Britain around the Second World War, we establish two results. First, on average, we find no impact of bombing on inequality. However, there is considerable heterogeneity, and this result is driven by southern Britain. In northern Britain, bombing led to significant falls in i…
Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)