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Title: Examining the effect of economic shocks on the schooling choices of southern farmers

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/hey012

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Abstract: Black men born in the Cotton South during the turn of the twentieth century attended school for three and half fewer years relative to their white counterparts. In this article, I examine whether economic fluctuations contributed to blacks receiving 50 percent less schooling than whites. Using US Census data, I find a positive correlation between black school attendance and cotton production. The attendance rates of white children are unaffected by changes in cotton production. Using features of the Southern agricultural economy, I show credit constraints drives the positive correlation between school attendance and cotton production for black households.

Url: https://academic.oup.com/ereh/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ereh/hey012/5001562

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Authors: Lombardi, Paul

Periodical (Full): European Review of Economic History

Issue: 2

Volume: 23

Pages: 214-240

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Race and Ethnicity

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