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JEWISH ECONOMIC HISTORY




Publications

  1. M. Botticini and Z. Eckstein "Jewish Occupational Selection: Education, Restrictions, or Minorities? ", Journal of Economic History, December 2005.
  2. M. Botticini and Z. Eckstein "From Farmers to Merchants, Conversions and Diaspora: Human Capital and Jewish History ", Journal of the European Economic Association 5, no. 5 (September 2007): 885-926.
  3. M. Botticini and Z. Eckstein "Path Dependence in Occupations ", The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2008.
  4. M. Botticini and Z. Eckstein "Religious Norms, Human Capital, and Money Lending in Jewish European History ", in Rachel M. McCleary (ed.),  Handbook of the Economics of Religion, Oxford University Press, 2010.
  5. M. Botticini and Z. Eckstein "The Chosen Few: How Education Shaped Jewish History, 70 - 1492 ", Princeton University Press, (Book Approved for Publication, publication expected mid 2012).

 

Presentations

  1. "From Farmers to Merchants, Voluntary Conversions and Diaspora: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish History ", November 2005.
  2. "From Farmers to Merchants, Immigrants and Moneylenders: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish History ", Fishelson lecture, January 2006 (Hebrew).
    Video of the lecture