The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany
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Abstract
This paper examines the long-term direct and spillover effects of large-scale human capital loss caused by the persecution of Jewish professionals in Nazi Germany. Using region-by-cohort variation in the percentage of the Jewish population as a quasi-experiment, we find that German children who were at school-age during the persecutions have fewer years of schooling on average in adulthood. Moreover, these children are less likely to finish high school and go to college. These results are robust after controlling for regional unemployment and income per capita, wartime destruction, Nazi and Communist Party support, compulsory schooling reform, migration, urbanization, and mortality. (JEL I21, I28, J24, J44, N34, N44, Z12)Citation
Akbulut-Yuksel, Mevlude, and Mutlu Yuksel. 2015. "The Long-Term Direct and External Effects of Jewish Expulsions in Nazi Germany." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 7 (3): 58-85. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20130223Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J44 Professional Labor Markets; Occupational Licensing
- N34 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: 1913-
- N44 Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Europe: 1913-
- Z12 Cultural Economics: Religion
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