Household sorting in an ancient setting

We use archaeological data from ancient settlements of three different historical eras on a Greek island to construct novel measures of consumption. Using these, we show that the shares of high-quality consumption goods were relatively more concentrated closer to the center of nucleated settlements...

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Published in:Journal of urban economics 2023-05, Vol.135, p.103548, Article 103548
Main Authors: Gupta, Abhimanyu, Halket, Jonathan
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