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Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Demographic Research, Vol 21, p 24 (2009)
Divorce rate is a poor indicator of marital instability because many marital disruptions never become divorces. This paper provides the first estimate of the rate of marital disruption in the U.S. in 1860 - 1948. Marital disruption rate was similar t
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https://doaj.org/article/c3d62950dd9a43f08b013a974fafb839
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Central Europe. 18:131-134
The Communist regimes of Eastern Europe were not exactly famous for their openness and transparency even in matters that are usually considered issues of public interest (e.g. public spending). Uns...
Autor:
Miroslav Zajíček, Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Cliometrica. 13:367-403
The rise of education features prominently in the debate on the sources of modern economic growth. Existing accounts stress the importance of popular demand for its public provision. We argue that such an explanation for the spread of schooling is a
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
The Economic History Review. 74:576-577
Autor:
Miroslav Zajicek, Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Explorations in Economic History. 73:101251
The rise of mass schooling is an important contributor to modern economic growth. But its form, content, scale and manner of provision are all matters of public policy that are subject to politics. The rise of modern schooling is frequently cast as a
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Economic History. 73:1-37
This article analyses a new series of prices and wages stretching back to 1827 for the provinces of the Habsburg Empire. These real wage series are the first continuous and consistent indicator of changing living standards in this part of Europe duri
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Explorations in Economic History. 49:335-351
The early 20th century was a period of rising marriage rate and falling age at marriage. This was due to two factors affecting men. First, men's improving labor market prospects made them more attractive as marriage partners. Second, immigration had
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Journal of Family History. 36:142-158
A new estimate of U.S. marital disruptions shows an increase in desertions relative to divorces after 1900. Desertions were the more volatile component of marital disruptions because of their greater responsiveness to general economic conditions. Lar
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Explorations in Economic History. 46:436-449
A sample of adolescent heights and weights from the Czechoslovak city of Liberec is analyzed to shed light on the changes in biological standard of living between 1946 and 1966, the early years of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. The long-term trend
Autor:
Tomas Cvrcek
Publikováno v:
Economics & Human Biology. 4:317-341
Anthropometric evidence is used to shed light on the living standards in early communist Czechoslovakia (1946-1966). Height and weight variation of adolescent boys exhibit a pattern that is inconsistent with that for a normal healthy population. The