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- W2095690432 abstract "Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, Þnance, and medicine. We argue that this distinctive occupational selection was the outcome of the widespread literacy among Jews prompted by an educational reform in the Þrst century C.E. Based on the nexus between education and Judaism, which is our only assumption, we build a model in which Jewish men choose education, occupation, religion, and location. The model predicts that when urbanization expands, Jews move to new cities due to their comparative advantage in urban, skilled occupations. Furthermore, before urbanization a proportion of Jewish farmers are predicted to convert to other religions. The predictions of the model are consistent with the historical evidence presented by the historians. 1I ntroduction Why since the Middle Ages have the Jews been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations such as crafts, trade, Þnance, and medicine? Why were the Jewish people a minority in many urban centers and towns? When and why did this occupational selection and demographic characteristics become the distinctive mark of the Jews? Is there an economic theory that can explain these facts and pass the test of its other implications? In this paper we provide an answer to these questions based on ah uman capital theory which is consistent with facts collected, described, and interpreted by historians. 1" @default.
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- W2095690432 date "2002-12-01" @default.
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- W2095690432 title "From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History" @default.
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