Philipp Ager is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and an editorial board member at Explorations in Economic History.

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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