The boll weevil plague and its effect on the southern agricultural sector, 1889–1929

In the early 1890s, cotton fields in the American South were ravaged by the boll weevil. Using a model that controls for differences in the intensity of cotton production at the county level, we show how the boll weevil significantly changed southern agricultural labor arrangements and labor market...

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Main Author:	Ager, Philipp Brueckner, Markus Herz, Benedikt
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	2017
Data of publication:	2017
ISSN:	0014-4983 1090-2457
EISSN:	1090-2457
Discipline:	Economics Agriculture
Bibliography:	Ager , P , Brueckner , M & Herz , B 2017 , ' The boll weevil plague and its effect on the southern agricultural sector, 1889–1929 ' , Explorations in Economic History , vol. 65 , pp. 94-105 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2016.07.005
Subjects:	Labor force participation Tenancy American South Boll weevil Agriculture
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	SDU's Research Portal Database information Databases - DBIS