Philipp Ager is a Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim. His primary research interests are in economic history, demography, and labor economics. Philipp obtained his Ph.D. in Economics cum laude from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2013.

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Mobility matters: How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West
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- Economic history 
- Industrial organisation 
- Labour Markets

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The intergenerational effects of a large wealth shock: Evidence from the US Civil War
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- Economic history 
- Poverty and Income Inequality

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From the farm to the factory floor: How the structural transformation triggered the fertility transition
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- Development 
- Economic history 
- Labour Markets

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Better dead than bad: Status competition among German fighter pilots during World War II
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- Economic history 
- Industrial organisation