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Welcome to our archive of working papers, articles and monographs written by CEPH members. 

This collection encompasses an array of themes and represents the cutting edge of the economic history discipline. 

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Decolonization, legitimacy and fiscal capacity: Event study evidence from Africa
Abstract: A vast literature across several academic disciplines studies the impact of colonial rule, but less attention has been paid to the consequences of decolonization....
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The industrial geography of Eurasia in the 20th century: Soviet planners meet Tsarist fundamentals
Abstract: How responsive is the location of economic activity to shocks? This paper uses a new data set on the location of factories in the Russian Empire (1890, 1908) and...
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Microhistory and Women’s Time Use
Abstract: Gender historians have pioneered attention to ‘doing words’ to identify otherwise invisible women’s work. Searches in court records for verbs with female subjects...
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Water mills and human capital accumulation in industrializing Prussia
Abstract: Did Germany’s industrial rise begin with its water mills? This study examines how water mills shaped early industrial development in Prussia using historical county-level...
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Success and failure in England's patent system: New evidence from patent applications, 1783–1834
Abstract: Our understanding of the relationship between the English patent system and technical change during the industrial revolution is based entirely on the study of successful...
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Devaluation, Exports, and Recovery from the Great Depression
Abstract: This paper evaluates how a major policy shift—the suspension of the gold standard in September 1931—affected employment outcomes in interwar Britain. We use a new...
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On the persistence of persistence: Lessons from long-term trends in African Institutions
Abstract: An influential strand of literature within economics and economic history called ‘persistence studies’ argues that low material living standards in African countries...
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Remote Investing in Latin America, 1869-1929
Abstract: Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered...
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Home-Country Internet and Immigrants' Well-Being
Abstract: This paper documents the effects of home-country internet expansion on immigrants’ health and subjective well-being (SWB). Combining data from the European...
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