Jacob L Weisdorf
Biographic Data
| ID | 3952732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob L Weisdorf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob L |
| FAMILY NAME | Weisdorf |
| SIGNATURE | WEISDORF J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | CAGE and CEPR University of Southern Denmark |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Social mobility among Christian Africans
This article uses Anglican marriage registers from colonial and post-colonial Uganda to investigate long-term trends and determinants of intergenerational social mobility and colonial elite formation among Christian African men. It shows that the colonial era opened up new labour opportunities for these African converts, enabling them to take large steps up the social ladder regardless of their social origin. Contrary to the widespread belief tha…
Human capital formation from occupations
French revolution or industrial revolution? A note on the contrasting experiences of England and France up to 1800
At the end of the eighteenth century, England and France both underwent revolutions: France the French Revolution, England the industrial revolution. This note sheds new light on these contrasting experiences in the histories of England and France by looking at the evolution of real consumer prices in London and Paris in the centuries leading up to 1800. Whilst in London, building workers were facing low and stable consumer prices over the period…
From Foraging To Farming
This article reviews the main theories about the prehistoric shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The transition, also known as the Neolithic Revolution, was ultimately necessary to the rise of modern civilization by creating the foundation for the later process of industrialization and sustained economic growth. The article provides a brief historical survey of the leading hypotheses concerning the rise of agriculture proposed in the…
From stagnation to growth
From Foraging To Farming
This article reviews the main theories about the prehistoric shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The transition, also known as the Neolithic Revolution, was ultimately necessary to the rise of modern civilization by creating the foundation for the later process of industrialization and sustained economic growth. The article provides a brief historical survey of the leading hypotheses concerning the rise of agriculture proposed in the…
From stagnation to growth
Social mobility among Christian Africans
This article uses Anglican marriage registers from colonial and post-colonial Uganda to investigate long-term trends and determinants of intergenerational social mobility and colonial elite formation among Christian African men. It shows that the colonial era opened up new labour opportunities for these African converts, enabling them to take large steps up the social ladder regardless of their social origin. Contrary to the widespread belief tha…
From stagnation to growth
From Foraging To Farming
This article reviews the main theories about the prehistoric shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The transition, also known as the Neolithic Revolution, was ultimately necessary to the rise of modern civilization by creating the foundation for the later process of industrialization and sustained economic growth. The article provides a brief historical survey of the leading hypotheses concerning the rise of agriculture proposed in the…
French revolution or industrial revolution? A note on the contrasting experiences of England and France up to 1800
At the end of the eighteenth century, England and France both underwent revolutions: France the French Revolution, England the industrial revolution. This note sheds new light on these contrasting experiences in the histories of England and France by looking at the evolution of real consumer prices in London and Paris in the centuries leading up to 1800. Whilst in London, building workers were facing low and stable consumer prices over the period…
Human capital formation from occupations
Social mobility among Christian Africans
This article uses Anglican marriage registers from colonial and post-colonial Uganda to investigate long-term trends and determinants of intergenerational social mobility and colonial elite formation among Christian African men. It shows that the colonial era opened up new labour opportunities for these African converts, enabling them to take large steps up the social ladder regardless of their social origin. Contrary to the widespread belief tha…
Economics (4 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Market economy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (2 works) · Global Health Care Issues (2 works)