How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West

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How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West. / Ager, Philipp; Eriksson, Katherine; Hansen, Casper Worm; Lønstrup, Lars.

In: Explorations in Economic History, Vol. 77, 101342, 07.2020.

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Ager, P, Eriksson, K, Hansen, CW & Lønstrup, L 2020, 'How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West', Explorations in Economic History, vol. 77, 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2020.101342

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Ager, P., Eriksson, K., Hansen, C. W., & Lønstrup, L. (2020). How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West. Explorations in Economic History, 77, [101342]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2020.101342

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Ager P, Eriksson K, Hansen CW, Lønstrup L. How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West. Explorations in Economic History. 2020 Jul;77. 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2020.101342

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Ager, Philipp ; Eriksson, Katherine ; Hansen, Casper Worm ; Lønstrup, Lars. / How the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shaped economic activity in the American West. In: Explorations in Economic History. 2020 ; Vol. 77.

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