Household sorting in an ancient setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11079121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abhimanyu Gupta (0000-0003-4146-1885, University of Essex, corresponding author), Jonathan Halket (0000-0002-9944-2049, Texas A&M University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 135 |
| Pages | 103548 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-1190 • E-ISSN: 1095-9068 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jue.2023.103548 |
| OpenAlex | W4327629317 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
We use archaeological data from ancient settlements of three different historical eras on a Greek island to construct novel measures of consumption. Using these, we show that the shares of high-quality consumption goods were relatively more concentrated closer to the center of nucleated settlements as compared to low-quality consumption goods. There is no such pattern in a placebo settlement. In this unique setting, these quality gradients may reflect differences in household consumption baskets across these settlements. We argue that some alternative, trade or production based hypotheses for such gradients can be weakly ruled out based on our data and archaeological sources
Archaeology · Construct (python library · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Geography · Human settlement · Microeconomics · Production (economics · Quality (philosophy · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Sorting · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Historical Economic and Social Studies
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| Highly cited | No |