Jewish Occupational Selection
Education, Restrictions, or Minorities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5086923 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maristella Botticini (Boston University), Zvi Eckstein (Center for Economic and Policy Research) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 922-948 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050705000355 |
| OpenAlex | W3124921853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 50 |
Before the eighth-ninth centuries CE, most Jews, like the rest of the population, were farmers. With the establishment of the Muslim Empire, almost all Jews entered urban occupations despite no restrictions prohibiting them from remaining in agriculture. This occupational selection remained their distinctive mark thereafter. Our thesis is that this transition away from agriculture into crafts and trade was the outcome of their widespread literacy prompted by a religious and educational reform in Judaism in the first and second centuries CE, which gave them a comparative advantage in urban, skilled occupations. We present evidence that supports our argument
Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis) · Demographic economics · Economics · Empire · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literacy · Ninth · Occupational mobility · Political science · Population · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Demography · History · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 3,05 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 60 |