Erik Hornung

University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)

Professor of Economic History

Cologne

Germany

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Research Affiliate

Munich

Germany

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Research Affiliate

London

United Kingdom

  • University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)

  • CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

  • Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Catch Me If You Can - Education and Catch-Up in the Industrial Revolution

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Catch Me If You Can - Education and Catch-Up in the Industrial Revolution

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2816
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 27 Oct 2009
Sascha O. Becker, Erik Hornung and Ludger Woessmann
Monash University - Department of Economics, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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human capital, industrialization, Prussian economic history

Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-Up in the Industrial Revolution

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4556
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Sascha O. Becker, Erik Hornung and Ludger Woessmann
Monash University - Department of Economics, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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human capital, industrialization, Prussian economic history

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Railroads and Growth in Prussia

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 22 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2014
Erik Hornung
University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Railroads, Transport Infrastructure, Technological Diffusion, Economic Growth, Population Growth

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Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education

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Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education

Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2015-2
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 16 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2016
Francesco Cinnirella and Erik Hornung
University of Bergamo and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Land concentration, Education, Serfdom, Peasants' emancipation, Prussian economic history

Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3603
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Oct 2011
Francesco Cinnirella and Erik Hornung
University of Bergamo and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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land concentration, institutions, serfdom, education, Prussian economic history

Landownership Concentration and the Expansion of Education

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9730
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Nov 2013
Francesco Cinnirella and Erik Hornung
University of Bergamo and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Education, Institutions, Land concentration, Peasants' emancipation, Prussian economic history, Serfdom

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Bismarck's Health Insurance and the Mortality Decline

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Bismarck's Health Insurance and the Mortality Decline

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6601
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Sep 2017
Stefan Bauernschuster, Anastasia Driva and Erik Hornung
University of Passau - Business Administration and Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Health Insurance, Mortality, Demographic Transition, Prussia

Bismarck's Health Insurance and the Mortality Decline

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11628
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 09 Jul 2018
Stefan Bauernschuster, Anastasia Driva and Erik Hornung
University of Passau - Business Administration and Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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health insurance, mortality, demographic transition, Prussia

Bismarck's Health Insurance and the Mortality Decline

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12200
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 11 Aug 2017
Stefan Bauernschuster, Anastasia Driva and Erik Hornung
University of Passau - Business Administration and Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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demographic transition, Health Insurance, Mortality, Prussian Economic History

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Immigration and the Diffusion of Technology: The Huguenot Diaspora in Prussia

IFO Working Paper No. 114
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Nov 2011
Erik Hornung
University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Migration, Technological Diffusion, Human Capital, Huguenots, Prussian Economic History

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Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation

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Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6423
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 10 May 2017
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Francesco Cinnirella, Oded Galor, Boris Gershman and Erik Hornung
Williams College - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Brown University - Department of Economics, American University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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labor coercion, serfdom, emancipation, industrialization, physical capital accumulation, capital-skill complementarity, demand for human capital, nineteenth-century Prussia

Capital-Skill Complementarity and the Emergence of Labor Emancipation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12822
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 05 Apr 2018
Quamrul H. Ashraf, Francesco Cinnirella, Oded Galor, Boris Gershman and Erik Hornung
Williams College - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, Brown University - Department of Economics, American University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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capital-skill complementarity, demand for human capital, emancipation, Industrialization, Labor coercion, nineteenth-century Prussia, physical capital accumulation, serfdom

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iPEHD - The Ifo Prussian Economic History Database

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iPEHD - The Ifo Prussian Economic History Database

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3904
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 31 Aug 2012
Sascha O. Becker, Francesco Cinnirella, Erik Hornung and Ludger Woessmann
Monash University - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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economic history, Prussia, 19th century, database, county

iPEHD: The Ifo Prussian Economic History Database

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6829
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Oct 2012
Sascha O. Becker, Francesco Cinnirella, Erik Hornung and Ludger Woessmann
Monash University - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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economic history, Prussia, 19th century, database, county

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Roman Transport Network Connectivity and Economic Integration

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Roman Transport Network Connectivity and Economic Integration

CESifo Working Paper No. 7740
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 25 Jul 2019
Matthias Flueckiger, Erik Hornung, Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig and Allard Mees
Queen's University Belfast - Queen's Management School, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR), University of Bayreuth - Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth and Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum
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economic integration, Roman trade, transport network connectivity, business links, cultural similarity

Roman Transport Network Connectivity and Economic Integration

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13838
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 30 Jul 2019
Matthias Flueckiger, Erik Hornung, Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig and Allard Mees
Queen's University Belfast - Queen's Management School, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR), University of Bayreuth - Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, University of Bayreuth and Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum
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business links, cultural similarity, economic integration, Roman trade, transport network connectivity

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Land Inequality, Education, and Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Prussia

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Land Inequality, Education, and Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Prussia

“Demographic Change and Long-Run Development” edited by Matteo Cervellati and Uwe Sunde (2016), CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6072
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Oct 2016
Francesco Cinnirella and Erik Hornung
University of Bergamo and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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land inequality, education, marriage, Prussian economic history

Land Inequality, Education, and Marriage: Empirical Evidence from Nineteenth-Century Prussia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11486
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Sep 2016
Francesco Cinnirella and Erik Hornung
University of Bergamo and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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education, Land Inequality, Marriage, Prussian Economic History

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The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise

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The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise

CESifo Working Paper No. 7801
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Sascha O. Becker and Erik Hornung
Monash University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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inequality, political economy, three-class franchise, elites, Prussia

The Political Economy of the Prussian Three-Class Franchise

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13930
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 07 Oct 2019
Sascha O. Becker and Erik Hornung
Monash University - Department of Economics and University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR)
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Elites, inequality, political economy, Prussia, Three-class Franchise

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iPEHD– the Ifo Prussian Economic History Database

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9128
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Sascha O. Becker, Francesco Cinnirella, Erik Hornung and Ludger Woessmann
Monash University - Department of Economics, University of Bergamo, University of Cologne - Center for Macroeconomic Research (CMR) and Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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19th century, county, database, economic history, Prussia