The Economic Foundations of East-West Migration During the Nineteenth Century
The Economic Foundations of East-West Migration During the Nineteenth Century
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十九世纪东西方移民的经济基础
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1982
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R. Steckel
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R. Steckel
本文认为，对种子和人力资本的特定纬度投资为农民提供了沿东西方向流动的激励。在19世纪初和中期，这种激励措施是最大的。到本世纪末，随着农民了解不同环境中的耕作，随着定居点到达大平原及更远的地区，随着农业重要性的下降，移民模式发生了变化。人口普查手稿时间表和摩门教家庭记录构成了经验性工作的基础。
This paper argues that latitude-specific investments in seeds and human capital provided an incentive for farmers to move along east-west lines. The incentives were greatest during the early and mid 1800s. Towards the end of the century migration patterns changed as farmers learned about farming in different environments, as settlement reached the Great Plains and beyond, and as farming declined in importance. Census manuscript schedules and Mormon family-group records form the basis for empirical work.