“...Lincoln's election produced Southern secession, war, and abolition. Using a new dataset on slave sales, we examine connections between news and slave prices...”

“...When imported slaves were first sold in New Orleans, buyers were unaware of the slaves’ unobservable characteristics. In time, the new owners learned more...”

“...We investigate determinants of slave family discounts in the New Orleans slave market. We find large price discounts for families unrelated to scale effects,...”

“...Prior to the Civil War, many hospitals in the southern United States treated both free and slave patients. In this article we develop a model for the selective...”

“...“It is impossible to say definitely what percentage of the movement of slaves to the lower South was comprised in the domestic slave trade.…” L. C. GrayGray,...”

“...We estimate marriage rates for enslaved African Americans using unique hospital records that report marital status for both free and enslaved patients. We find...”

“...During the summer of 1853, New Orleans experienced one of the worst epidemics in the history of the United States. Immigrants accounted for a vast majority of...”

“...We investigate the determinants of slave family discounts, using data from the New Orleans slave market. We find large price discounts for families which...”