Robert Andrew Margo
Personal Details
First Name: | Robert |
Middle Name: | Andrew |
Last Name: | Margo |
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RePEc Short-ID: | pma319 |
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Terminal Degree: | 1982 Department of Economics; Harvard University (from RePEc Genealogy) |
Affiliation
(5%) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)http://www.nber.org/
RePEc:edi:nberrus (more details at EDIRC)
(95%) Department of Economics
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts (United States)http://www.bu.edu/econ/
RePEc:edi:decbuus (more details at EDIRC)
Research output
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- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2023.
"De-skilling: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing,"
NBER Working Papers
31334, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A. & Rhode, Paul W., 2024. "De-skilling: Evidence from late nineteenth century American manufacturing," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2023.
"Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820-1940: New Evidence,"
NBER Working Papers
31163, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul W. Rhode, 2024. "Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820–1940: New Evidence," NBER Chapters, in: The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2021.
"Industrialization and Urbanization in Nineteenth Century America,"
NBER Working Papers
28597, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A. & Rhode, Paul W., 2022. "Industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth century America," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2020. "‘Mechanization Takes Command’: Inanimate Power and Labor Productivity in Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers 27436, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Robert A. Margo & Matthew M. Miller & James M. Reeves & Justin P. Steil, 2019.
"Does Condominium Development Lead to Gentrification?,"
NBER Working Papers
26170, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Robert A. Margo & Matthew M. Miller & James M. Reeves & Justin P. Steil, 2019. "Does Condominium Development Lead to Gentrification," Working Papers 2019-11, Princeton University. Economics Department..
- Robert A. Margo, 2017.
"The Integration of Economic History into Economics,"
NBER Working Papers
23538, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2018. "The integration of economic history into economics," Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 12(3), pages 377-406, September.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2017.
"Gallman Revisited: Blacksmithing and American Manufacturing, 1850-1870,"
NBER Working Papers
23399, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2019. "Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 13(1), pages 1-23, January.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2019. "Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870," Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 13(1), pages 1-23, January.
- Leah Boustan & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Racial Differences in Health in Long-Run Perspective: A Brief Introduction," NBER Working Papers 20765, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Boustan & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Racial Differences in Health in Long-Run Perspective," Working Papers 2014-1, Princeton University. Economics Department..
- Robert A. Margo, 2013.
"Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem,"
NBER Working Papers
19147, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Economies of Scale in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem," NBER Chapters, in: Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, pages 215-244, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Costa, Dora & Goldin, Claudia D. & Margo, Robert A., 2013. "In Memorium: Robert W. Fogel," Scholarly Articles 22856737, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Lawrence F. Katz & Robert A. Margo, 2013.
"Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective,"
NBER Working Papers
18752, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lawrence F. Katz & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages 15-57, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2011. "Race and Home Ownership from the Civil War to the Present," NBER Working Papers 16665, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo & Leah Platt Boustan, 2011.
"White Suburbanization And African-American Home Ownership, 1940-1980,"
Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series
WP2011-024, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Robert A. Margo, 2011. "White Suburbanization and African-American Home Ownership, 1940-1980," NBER Working Papers 16702, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo & William J. Collins, 2010. "Race, Property, and Segregation in Historical Perspective," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2010-028, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Robert A. Margo & Jeremy Atack, 2010.
"The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860,"
Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series
WP2010-026, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert, 2011. "The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860," The Journal of Transport and Land Use, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, vol. 4(2), pages 5-18.
- Robert A. Margo, 2010.
"The Economic History of the American Economic Review: A Century’s Explosion of Economics Research,"
Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series
WP2010-027, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Robert A. Margo, 2011. "The Economic History of the American Economic Review : A Century's Explosion of Economics Research," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(1), pages 9-35, February.
- Robert A. Margo, 2010. "The Economic History of the "American Economic Review": A Century's Explosion of Economics Research," NBER Working Papers 16274, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Michael Haines & Robert A. Margo, 2009.
"Did Railroads Induce Or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization And Population Growth In The American Midwest, 1850-60,"
Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series
dp-178, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Michael Haines & Robert A. Margo, 2009. "Did Railroads Induce or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization and Population Growth in the American Midwest, 1850-60," NBER Working Papers 14640, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2009. "Agricultural Improvements and Access to Rail Transportation: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860," NBER Working Papers 15520, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Michael R. Haines & Robert A. Margo, 2008. "Railroads and the Rise of the Factory: Evidence for the United States, 1850-70," NBER Working Papers 14410, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Robert A. Margo, 2008. "Job Decentralization And Residential Location," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-177, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Robert A. Margo, 2007. "Race, Segregation, and Postal Employment: New Evidence on Spatial Mismatch," NBER Working Papers 13462, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert Margo, 2006.
"Steam Power, Establishment Size, and Labor Productivity Growth in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing,"
NBER Working Papers
11931, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2008. "Steam power, establishment size, and labor productivity growth in nineteenth century American manufacturing," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 45(2), pages 185-198, April.
- Michael R. Haines & Robert A. Margo, 2006. "Railroads and Local Economic Development: The United States in the 1850s," NBER Working Papers 12381, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots: Evidence from Property Values," NBER Working Papers 10493, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William Hutchinson & Robert A. Margo, 2004.
"The Impact of the Civil War on Capital Intensity and Labor Productivity in Southern Manufacturing,"
NBER Working Papers
10886, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hutchinson, William K. & Margo, Robert A., 2006. "The impact of the Civil War on capital intensity and labor productivity in southern manufacturing," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 689-704, October.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004.
"The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values,"
Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers
0410, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2007. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(4), pages 849-883, December.
- Robert A. Margo, 2004. "Ideology, Government, and the American Dilemma," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0411, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, revised May 2004.
- Williams J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003.
"The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots,"
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers
2026, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots," NBER Working Papers 10243, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "The Labor Market Effects of the 1960s Riots," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0324, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Sukkoo Kim & Robert A. Margo, 2003.
"Historical Perspectives on U.S. Economic Geography,"
NBER Working Papers
9594, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Kim, Sukkoo & Margo, Robert A., 2004. "Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography," Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, in: J. V. Henderson & J. F. Thisse (ed.), Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 66, pages 2981-3019, Elsevier.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Capital Deepening in United States Manufacturing, 1850-1880," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 2018, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003.
"Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States,"
NBER Working Papers
9770, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2006. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," Handbook of the Economics of Education, in: Erik Hanushek & F. Welch (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 3, pages 107-154, Elsevier.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0313, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Capital Deepening in American Manufacturing, 1850-1880," NBER Working Papers 9923, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2002. "The North-South Wage Gap, Before and After the Civil War," NBER Working Papers 8778, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001.
"Part-Year Operation in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses,"
Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers
0106, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, revised Mar 2001.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2002. "Part-Year Operation In Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing: Evidence From The 1870 And 1880 Censuses," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 62(3), pages 792-809, September.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2001. "Race and Home Ownership in Twentieth Century America: The Role of Sample Composition," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0110, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001.
"Part-Year Operation in 19th Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses,"
Economics Working Paper Archive
wp_327, Levy Economics Institute.
- Jeremy Atak & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001. "Part-Year Operation in 19th Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses," Macroeconomics 0105001, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Rising Wage Dispersion Across American Manufacturing Establishments, 1850-1880,"
NBER Working Papers
7932, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Rising Wage Dispersion Across American Manufacturing Establishments, 1850-1880," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0036, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- William J.Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View,"
Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers
0012, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2001. "Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 68-92, January.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "The History of Wage Inequality in America, 1920 to 1970," Macroeconomics 0004035, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures,"
Economics Working Paper Archive
wp_317, Levy Economics Institute.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2003. "Productivity in manufacturing and the length of the working day: evidence from the 1880 census of manufactures," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 170-194, April.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures," Macroeconomics 0012003, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0045, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990,"
Economics Working Paper Archive
wp_310, Levy Economics Institute.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2003. "Race and the value of owner-occupied housing, 1940-1990," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 255-286, May.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0025, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, revised Feb 2001.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," NBER Working Papers 7749, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Macroeconomics 0004057, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 1999. "Race and Home Ownership, 1900 to 1990," NBER Working Papers 7277, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1999. "The History of Wage Inequality in America, 1820 to 1970," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_286, Levy Economics Institute.
- Robert A. Margo, 1998.
"Labor Market Integration Before the Civil War,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0109, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1998. "Labor Market Integration Before the Civil War," NBER Working Papers 6643, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1997.
"Wages in California During the Gold Rush,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0101, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Wages in California during the Gold Rush," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 119-141, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lynne L. Kiesling & Robert A. Margo, 1996. "Explaining the Rise in Antebellum Pauperism: New Evidence," NBER Historical Working Papers 0092, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 1996. ""Location, Location, Location!" The Market for Vacant Urban Land: New York 1835-1900," NBER Historical Working Papers 0091, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1996.
"Compulsory Schooling Legislation and School Attendance in Turn-of-the-Century America: A "Natural Experiment" Approach,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0089, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A. & Aldrich Finegan, T., 1996. "Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 103-110, October.
- Robert A. Margo, 1995. "The Farm-Nonfarm Wage Gap in the Antebellum United States: Evidence fromthe 1850 and 1860 Censuses of Social Statistics," NBER Historical Working Papers 0072, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1995. "Changes in the Distribution of Wages, 1940-1950: The Public vs. the Private Sector," NBER Working Papers 5389, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Mareo, 1994. "The Price of Housing in New York City, 1830-1860," NBER Historical Working Papers 0063, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1993. "Explaining Black-White Wage Convergence, 1940-1950: The Role of the Great Compression," NBER Historical Working Papers 0044, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- T. Aldrich Finegan & Robert A. Margo, 1993. "Added and Discouraged Workers in the Late 1930s: A Re-Examination," NBER Historical Working Papers 0045, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Goldin, Claudia D. & Margo, Robert, 1992.
"The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century,"
Scholarly Articles
30703979, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1992. "The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid-Century," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 107(1), pages 1-34.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1991. "The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century," NBER Working Papers 3817, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1992. "The Labor Force in the Nineteenth Century," NBER Historical Working Papers 0040, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1992.
"Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s,"
NBER Working Papers
4174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1993. "Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 7(2), pages 41-59, Spring.
- Robert A. Margo, 1991.
"The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0027, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo Robert A., 1993. "The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 409-423, October.
- Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1991.
"The Decline in Black Teenage Labor Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling,"
NBER Working Papers
3704, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A & Finegan, T Aldrich, 1993. "The Decline in Black Teenage Labor-Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(1), pages 234-247, March.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990.
"Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0017, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1991. "Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 106(1), pages 61-73.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990.
"Wages and Prices During the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0019, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1992. "Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence," NBER Chapters, in: American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, pages 173-216, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990.
"The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0018, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1991. "The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(2), pages 333-341, June.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990.
"The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900-1950,"
NBER Historical Working Papers
0014, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 87-108, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1989.
"Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War,"
NBER Working Papers
3198, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1992. "Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets before the Civil War," NBER Chapters, in: Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, pages 67-104, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Claudia D. Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1988. "The Poor at Birth: Infant Auxology and Mortality at Philadelphia's Almshouse Hospital, 1848-1873," NBER Working Papers 2525, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1988. "Schooling and the Great Migration," NBER Working Papers 2697, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1987.
"Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-But-Equal,"
NBER Working Papers
2242, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A, 1987. "Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-but-Equal," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 69(4), pages 661-666, November.
- Robert A. Margo & Georgia C. Villaflor, 1985. "The Antebellum "Surge" in Skill Differentials One More Time: New Evidence," NBER Working Papers 1758, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1985.
"Education Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-But-Equal","
NBER Working Papers
1620, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A, 1986. "Educational Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-but-Equal."," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(4), pages 794-801, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 1983.
"Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks Before World War I: Commentand Further Evidence,"
NBER Working Papers
1200, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A, 1984. "Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks before World War I: Comment and Further Evidence," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 74(4), pages 768-776, September.
- Robert A. Margo, "undated".
"Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality,"
Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series
dp-272, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Margo, Robert A., 2016. "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 76(2), pages 301-341, June.
- Robert A. Margo, 2016. "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality," NBER Working Papers 21933, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Articles
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A. & Rhode, Paul W., 2024.
"De-skilling: Evidence from late nineteenth century American manufacturing,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2023. "De-skilling: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers 31334, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Boustan, Leah & Margo, Robert A. & Miller, Matthew M. & Reeves, James & Steil, Justin, 2023. "JUE Insight: Condominium development does not lead to gentrification," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A. & Rhode, Paul W., 2022. "“Mechanization Takes Command?”: Powered Machinery and Production Times in Late Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 82(3), pages 663-689, September.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A. & Rhode, Paul W., 2022.
"Industrialization and urbanization in nineteenth century America,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2021. "Industrialization and Urbanization in Nineteenth Century America," NBER Working Papers 28597, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2019.
"Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870,"
Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 13(1), pages 1-23, January.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2019. "Gallman revisited: blacksmithing and American manufacturing, 1850–1870," Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 13(1), pages 1-23, January.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo, 2017. "Gallman Revisited: Blacksmithing and American Manufacturing, 1850-1870," NBER Working Papers 23399, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul W. Rhode, 2019. ""Automation" of Manufacturing in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Hand and Machine Labor Study," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 33(2), pages 51-70, Spring.
- Robert A. Margo, 2018.
"The integration of economic history into economics,"
Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 12(3), pages 377-406, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 2017. "The Integration of Economic History into Economics," NBER Working Papers 23538, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 2016.
"Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality,"
The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 76(2), pages 301-341, June.
- Robert A. Margo, "undated". "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-272, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Robert A. Margo, 2016. "Obama, Katrina, and the Persistence of Racial Inequality," NBER Working Papers 21933, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Boustan, Leah P. & Margo, Robert A., 2013. "A silver lining to white flight? White suburbanization and African–American homeownership, 1940–1980," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 71-80.
- Margo, Robert A., 2013. "Sharing the Prize: The Economics of the Civil Rights Revolution in the American South. By Gavin Wright. Cambridge: Belknap Press. 2013. Pp. 368. $35.00, hardcover," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 73(4), pages 1180-1181, December.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert, 2011.
"The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860,"
The Journal of Transport and Land Use, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, vol. 4(2), pages 5-18.
- Robert A. Margo & Jeremy Atack, 2010. "The Impact of Access to Rail Transportation on Agricultural Improvement: The American Midwest as a Test Case, 1850-1860," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2010-026, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- Robert A. Margo, 2011.
"The Economic History of the American Economic Review : A Century's Explosion of Economics Research,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(1), pages 9-35, February.
- Robert A. Margo, 2010. "The Economic History of the "American Economic Review": A Century's Explosion of Economics Research," NBER Working Papers 16274, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2010. "The Economic History of the American Economic Review: A Century’s Explosion of Economics Research," Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series WP2010-027, Boston University - Department of Economics.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2011. "Race and Home Ownership from the End of the Civil War to the Present," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 101(3), pages 355-359, May.
- Margo, Robert A., 2010. "Natural Experiments in History. Edited by Jared Diamond and James A. Robinson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. Pp. 2, 278. $29.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 70(3), pages 770-772, September.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2008.
"Steam power, establishment size, and labor productivity growth in nineteenth century American manufacturing,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 45(2), pages 185-198, April.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert Margo, 2006. "Steam Power, Establishment Size, and Labor Productivity Growth in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers 11931, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2007.
"The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values,"
The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(4), pages 849-883, December.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0410, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Margo, Robert A., 2006. "Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. Pp. vii, 416. $35," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(2), pages 532-534, June.
- Hutchinson, William K. & Margo, Robert A., 2006.
"The impact of the Civil War on capital intensity and labor productivity in southern manufacturing,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 43(4), pages 689-704, October.
- William Hutchinson & Robert A. Margo, 2004. "The Impact of the Civil War on Capital Intensity and Labor Productivity in Southern Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers 10886, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 2005. "Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom. By Heather Andrea Williams. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Pp xii, 304. $29.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(2), pages 590-591, June.
- Margo, Robert A., 2005. "Understanding the Process of Economic Change. By Douglass C. North. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005. Pp. vii, 187. $29.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(2), pages 602-604, June.
- Margo, Robert A., 2005. "Global Perspectives on Industrial Transformation in the American South. Edited by Susana Delfino and Michele Gillespie. New Currents in the History of Southern Economy and Society Series. Columbia: Un," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 65(4), pages 1176-1178, December.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2005. "Capital deepening and the rise of the factory: the American experience during the nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 58(3), pages 586-595, August.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2004. "Skill Intensity and Rising Wage Dispersion in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 64(1), pages 172-192, March.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2003.
"Race and the value of owner-occupied housing, 1940-1990,"
Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 255-286, May.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_310, Levy Economics Institute.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0025, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, revised Feb 2001.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," NBER Working Papers 7749, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and the Value of Owner-Occupied Housing, 1940-1990," Macroeconomics 0004057, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2003.
"Productivity in manufacturing and the length of the working day: evidence from the 1880 census of manufactures,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 170-194, April.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures," Macroeconomics 0012003, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0045, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Productivity in Manufacturing and the Length of the Working Day: Evidence from the 1880 Census of Manufactures," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_317, Levy Economics Institute.
- Margo, Robert A. & Finegan, T. Aldrich, 2002. "The Great Compression of the 1940s: The Public versus the Private Sector," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 183-203, April.
- Atack, Jeremy & Bateman, Fred & Margo, Robert A., 2002.
"Part-Year Operation In Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing: Evidence From The 1870 And 1880 Censuses,"
The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 62(3), pages 792-809, September.
- Jeremy Atack & Fred Bateman & Robert A. Margo, 2001. "Part-Year Operation in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing: Evidence from the 1870 and 1880 Censuses," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0106, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics, revised Mar 2001.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2001.
"Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 68-92, January.
- William J.Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Race and Home Ownership: A Century-Long View," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0012, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Robert A. Margo, 2001. "A Prelude to the Welfare State: The Origins of Workers' Compensation By Price V. Fishback and Shawn Everett Kantor. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Pp. xii, 316. $37.50," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 67(3), pages 776-778, January.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2000. "Residential segregation and socioeconomic outcomes: When did ghettos go bad?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 69(2), pages 239-243, November.
- Margo, Robert A., 1999. "Regional Wage Gaps and the Settlement of the Midwest," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 128-143, April.
- Robert A. Margo, 1999. "Analytic Narratives By Robert H. Bates, Avner Grief, Margaret Levi, Jean‐Laurent Rosenthal, and Barry R. Weingast. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998; Pp. x, 249. $50.00 ($19.95, paper)," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 66(1), pages 195-197, July.
- Atack, Jeremy & Margo, Robert A, 1998. ""Location, Location, Location!" The Price Gradient for Vacant Urban Land: New York, 1835 to 1900," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 151-172, March.
- Robert A. Margo, 1998. "The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850‐1914 By Timothy W. Guinnane. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. Pp. xvii, 335. $49.50," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(2), pages 362-364, October.
- Robert A. Margo, 1998. "Review of Lance E. Davis et al., In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling, 1816-1906," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 106(2), pages 452-481, April.
- Robert A. Margo, 1998. "The Origins of Intergenerational Inequality," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 65(2), pages 355-358, October.
- Margo, Robert A, 1998. "Wages and Labor Markets before the Civil War," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(2), pages 51-56, May.
- Robert A. Margo, 1997. "It Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty. By Rebecca M. Blank. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. Pp. xvi, 340. $29.95," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 64(2), pages 594-597, October.
- Margo, Robert A., 1997. "General and Miscellaneous - The New Economics of Human Behavior. Edited by Mariano Tommasi and Kathryn Ierulli. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. ix, 238. $17.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 57(1), pages 259-260, March.
- Kiesling, L. Lynne & Margo, Robert A., 1997. "Explaining the rise in antebellum pauperism, 1850-1860: New evidence," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 405-417.
- Margo, Robert A., 1997. "Resources, deprivation and poverty : by Brian Nolan and Christopher T. Whelan, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996, 261 p, [UK pound]35.00," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 53(2), pages 485-488, August.
- Robert A. Margo & John J. Siegfried, 1996. "Long-Run Trends in Economics Bachelor's Degrees," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 326-336, October.
- Margo, Robert A., 1996. "The Rental Price of Housing in New York City, 1830–1860," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 56(3), pages 605-625, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 1996. "Book Review: Income and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: American Standards of Living," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 49(3), pages 564-564, April.
- Margo, Robert A. & Aldrich Finegan, T., 1996.
"Compulsory schooling legislation and school attendance in turn-of-the century America: A 'natural experiment' approach,"
Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 53(1), pages 103-110, October.
- Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1996. "Compulsory Schooling Legislation and School Attendance in Turn-of-the-Century America: A "Natural Experiment" Approach," NBER Historical Working Papers 0089, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1995. "Labor Market Evolution: The Economic History of Market Integration, Wage Flexibility, and the Employment Relation. Edited by George Grantham and Mary MacKinnon. New York: Routledge. Pp. v, 322. $69.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(3), pages 734-735, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 1995. "Explaining Black-White Wage Convergence, 1940–1950," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 48(3), pages 470-481, April.
- Margo, Robert A., 1994. "Sources of Metropolitan Growth : Edwin S. Mills and John F. McDonald, eds. (Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 1992) pp. ix, 307, $29.95 (," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(4), pages 525-527, August.
- Margo, Robert A., 1994. "Literacy in the United States: Readers and reading since 1880 : by Carl F. Kaestle, Helen Damon-Moore, Lawrence C. Stedman, Katherine Tinsley and William Vance Trollinger, Jr. New Haven, Connecticut: ," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 272-273, September.
- Finegan, T. Aldrich & Margo, Robert A., 1994. "Work Relief and the Labor Force Participation of Married Women in 1940," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 54(1), pages 64-84, March.
- Robert A. Margo, 1993.
"Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 7(2), pages 41-59, Spring.
- Robert A. Margo, 1992. "Employment and Unemployment in the 1930s," NBER Working Papers 4174, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1993. "Inequality, poverty, and history : Jeffrey G. Williamson, (Basil Blackwell, Cambridge, MA, 1991) ISBN 1-55786-118-8, pp. vii, 151. $19.50," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 393-395, April.
- Margo, Robert A., 1993. "The lever of riches: Technological creativity and economic progress : Joel Mokyr, (Oxford University Press, New York, 1990) pp. i + 349. ISBN 0-19- 506113-6. $24.95," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 208-212, February.
- Margo, Robert A & Finegan, T Aldrich, 1993.
"The Decline in Black Teenage Labor-Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(1), pages 234-247, March.
- Robert A. Margo & T. Aldrich Finegan, 1991. "The Decline in Black Teenage Labor Force Participation in the South, 1900-1970: The Role of Schooling," NBER Working Papers 3704, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo Robert A., 1993.
"The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results,"
Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 30(4), pages 409-423, October.
- Robert A. Margo, 1991. "The Labor Force Participation of Older Americans in 1900: Further Results," NBER Historical Working Papers 0027, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1992. "Explaining the postwar suburbanization of population in the United States: The role of income," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 301-310, May.
- Margo, Robert A., 1992. "Comments on Hanes, Kantor, and Owen," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(2), pages 464-468, June.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1992.
"The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid-Century,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 107(1), pages 1-34.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1991. "The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century," NBER Working Papers 3817, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Goldin, Claudia D. & Margo, Robert, 1992. "The Great Compression: The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century," Scholarly Articles 30703979, Harvard University Department of Economics.
- Margo, Robert A., 1991. "Asia's next giant: South Korea and late industrialization : Alice H. Amsden, (Oxford University Press, New York, 1989) ISBN 0-19-505852-6, $29.95," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 35(1), pages 213-215, January.
- Robert A. Margo, 1991.
"Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 106(1), pages 61-73.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Segregated Schools and the Mobility Hypothesis: A Model of Local Government Discrimination," NBER Historical Working Papers 0017, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1991. "City-suburb socioeconomic differences: evidence from the 1940 and 1950 census public use samples," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 223-226, June.
- Margo, Robert A., 1991.
"The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment,"
The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 51(2), pages 333-341, June.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "The Microeconomics of Depression Unemployment," NBER Historical Working Papers 0018, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1990. "The incidence and duration of unemployment : Some long-term comparisons," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 217-220, March.
- Margo, Robert A., 1989. "Work and Labor in Early America. Edited by Stephen Innes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. Pp. vii, 297. $29.95, cloth; $9.95, paper," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(3), pages 763-764, September.
- Goldin, Claudia & Margo, Robert A., 1989. "The poor at birth: Birth weights and infant mortality at Philadelphia's almshouse hospital, 1848-1873," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 360-379, July.
- Margo, Robert A., 1989. "The effect of migration on black incomes : Evidence from the 1940 census," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 403-406, December.
- Margo, Robert, 1987. "Brought to Bed: Childbearing in America, 1750–1950. By Judith Walzer Leavitt. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Pp. ix, 284. $21.95," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(3), pages 835-836, September.
- Margo, Robert A. & Villaflor, Georgia C., 1987. "The Growth of Wages in Antebellum America: New Evidence," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(4), pages 873-895, December.
- Margo, Robert A., 1987. "Gunnar Myrdal and Black-White Relations: The Use and Abuse of An American Dilemma, 1944–1969. By David W. Southern. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. Pp. xiii, 341. $35.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(4), pages 1068-1069, December.
- Margo, Robert A, 1987.
"Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-but-Equal,"
The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 69(4), pages 661-666, November.
- Robert A. Margo, 1987. "Accounting for Racial Differences in School Attendance in the American South, 1900: The Role of Separate-But-Equal," NBER Working Papers 2242, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A, 1986.
"Educational Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-but-Equal.","
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(4), pages 794-801, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 1985. "Education Achievement in Segregated School Systems: The Effects of "Separate-But-Equal"," NBER Working Papers 1620, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1986. "Race, Educational Attainment, and the 1940 Census," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(1), pages 189-198, March.
- Margo, Robert A, 1986. "Race and Human Capital: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(5), pages 1221-1224, December.
- Margo, Robert A., 1985. "Racial Conflict and Economic Development. By W. Arthur Lewis. The W.E.B. Du Bois Lectures. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1985. Pp. 134. $12.50," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(4), pages 1029-1030, December.
- Margo, Robert A, 1984.
"Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks before World War I: Comment and Further Evidence,"
American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 74(4), pages 768-776, September.
- Robert A. Margo, 1983. "Accumulation of Property by Southern Blacks Before World War I: Commentand Further Evidence," NBER Working Papers 1200, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Margo, Robert A., 1984. "Teacher salaries in black and white: The south in 1910," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 306-326, July.
- Margo, Robert A. & Steckel, Richard H., 1983. "Heights of Native-Born Whites During the Antebellum Period," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 43(1), pages 167-174, March.
- Margo, Robert A., 1982. "Discussion," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 42(1), pages 187-189, March.
Chapters
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul W. Rhode, 2024.
"Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820–1940: New Evidence,"
NBER Chapters, in: The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2023. "Wage Inequality in American Manufacturing, 1820-1940: New Evidence," NBER Working Papers 31163, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2024.
"Labor Markets,"
Springer Books, in: Claude Diebolt & Michael Haupert (ed.), Handbook of Cliometrics, edition 3, pages 385-409,
Springer.
- Robert A. Margo, 2016. "Labor Markets," Springer Books, in: Claude Diebolt & Michael Haupert (ed.), Handbook of Cliometrics, edition 1, pages 87-111, Springer.
- Robert A. Margo, 2014. "The economic history of migration: the pre-World War One USA as lens," Chapters, in: Robert E.B. Lucas (ed.), International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, chapter 3, pages 42-64, Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Carola Frydman & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Introduction to "Human Capital in History: The American Record"," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages 1-14, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lawrence F. Katz & Robert A. Margo, 2014.
"Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective,"
NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages 15-57,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lawrence F. Katz & Robert A. Margo, 2013. "Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective," NBER Working Papers 18752, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2014.
"Economies of Scale in Nineteenth-Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem,"
NBER Chapters, in: Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, pages 215-244,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2013. "Economies of Scale in Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing Revisited: A Resolution of the Entrepreneurial Labor Input Problem," NBER Working Papers 19147, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Carola Frydman & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Indexes," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages 395-406, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Carola Frydman & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Front matter, table of contents, acknowledgements," NBER Chapters, in: Human Capital in History: The American Record, pages -12, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Introduction to "Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective"," NBER Chapters, in: Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective, pages 1-22, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Stanley L. Engerman & Robert A. Margo, 2010. "Free Labor and Slave Labor," NBER Chapters, in: Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s, pages 291-314, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A., 2006.
"Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States,"
Handbook of the Economics of Education, in: Erik Hanushek & F. Welch (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Education, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 3, pages 107-154,
Elsevier.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," NBER Working Papers 9770, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Historical Perspectives on Racial Differences in Schooling in the United States," Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers 0313, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics.
- Kim, Sukkoo & Margo, Robert A., 2004.
"Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography,"
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, in: J. V. Henderson & J. F. Thisse (ed.), Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 66, pages 2981-3019,
Elsevier.
- Sukkoo Kim & Robert A. Margo, 2003. "Historical Perspectives on U.S. Economic Geography," NBER Working Papers 9594, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "The Growth of Wages in Antebellum America: A Review," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 6-35, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Wages in California during the Gold Rush,"
NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 119-141,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1997. "Wages in California During the Gold Rush," NBER Historical Working Papers 0101, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Antebellum Wages and Labor Markets: A New Interpretation," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 142-157, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"References,"
NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 183-194,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "References," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 151-160, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Postlude," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 158-160, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Introduction to "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860"," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 1-5, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "New Estimates of Nominal and Real Wages for the Antebellum Period," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 36-75, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Notes,"
NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 161-182,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Notes," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 135-150, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Intersectoral Efficiency: Farm-Nonfarm Wage Gaps," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 76-94, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000. "Geographic Aspects of Labor Market Integration before the Civil War," NBER Chapters, in: Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860, pages 95-118, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1992.
"Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets before the Civil War,"
NBER Chapters, in: Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, pages 67-104,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Claudia Goldin & Robert A. Margo, 1989. "Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War," NBER Working Papers 3198, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1992.
"Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence,"
NBER Chapters, in: American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, pages 173-216,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Wages and Prices During the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence," NBER Historical Working Papers 0019, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "The Political Economy of Segregated Schools: Explaining the U-Shaped Pattern," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 33-51, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Race and Schooling in the South: A Review of the Evidence," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 6-32, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "The Impact of Separate-but-Equal," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 68-86, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. ""To the Promised Land": Education and the Black Exodus," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 109-128, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Conclusion: Race, Social Change, and the Labor Market," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 129-134, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Two Explanations of Economic Progress," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 1-5, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990.
"The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900 to 1950,"
NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 87-108,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "The Competitive Dynamics of Racial Exclusion: Employment Segregation in the South, 1900-1950," NBER Historical Working Papers 0014, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. ""Teacher Salaries in Black and White": Pay Discrimination in the Southern Classroom," NBER Chapters, in: Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History, pages 52-67, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Books
- William J. Collins & Robert A. Margo, 2015. "Enterprising America: Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number coll13-1.
- Collins, William J. & Margo, Robert A. (ed.), 2015. "Enterprising America," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226261621.
- Boustan, Leah Platt & Frydman, Carola & Margo, Robert A. (ed.), 2014. "Human Capital in History," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, number 9780226163895.
- Leah Platt Boustan & Carola Frydman & Robert A. Margo, 2014. "Human Capital in History: The American Record," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number bous12-1.
- Perlmann, Joel & Margo, Robert A., 2001. "Women's Work?," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226660394, January.
- Robert A. Margo, 2000.
"Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860,"
NBER Books,
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number marg00-1.
- Margo, Robert A., 2000. "Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226505077.
- Margo, Robert A., 1991. "Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226505107.
- Robert A. Margo, 1990. "Race and Schooling in the South, 1880-1950: An Economic History," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number marg90-1.
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- Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier.
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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 36 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.- NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (30) 1999-08-27 2000-07-03 2003-04-02 2003-08-24 2004-01-25 2004-06-07 2004-11-22 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2004-12-20 2006-01-24 2006-08-12 2007-10-06 2008-10-21 2009-01-17 2009-06-10 2009-11-21 2011-01-16 2011-01-30 2013-02-08 2013-06-24 2015-01-19 2016-03-29 2017-05-21 2017-07-02 2019-09-02 2020-08-17 2021-04-05 2023-05-22 2023-07-17. Author is listed
- NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (14) 2003-04-02 2003-07-10 2004-12-12 2004-12-20 2006-08-12 2007-10-06 2008-10-21 2009-01-17 2009-06-10 2009-06-10 2011-01-16 2011-01-30 2019-09-02 2021-04-05. Author is listed
- NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (8) 2003-04-02 2004-01-25 2004-12-20 2006-08-12 2009-01-17 2009-06-10 2009-06-10 2021-04-05. Author is listed
- NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (5) 2001-02-14 2004-12-20 2007-10-06 2009-06-10 2013-02-08. Author is listed
- NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (2) 2006-08-12 2009-11-21
- NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (2) 2001-05-16 2020-08-17
- NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2016-03-29 2017-07-02
- NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (2) 2002-02-15 2016-06-14
- NEP-EDU: Education (1) 2004-12-20
- NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2013-06-24
- NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2020-08-17
- NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2015-01-19
- NEP-HME: Heterodox Microeconomics (1) 2017-07-02
- NEP-INO: Innovation (1) 2006-01-24
- NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2013-02-08
- NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2013-02-08
- NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2023-05-22
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2011-01-16
- NEP-SOG: Sociology of Economics (1) 2017-07-02
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