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William J. Collins

Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Science

Economics

Graduate School

Economic Development

Economics

William J. Collins is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Science Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy at Vanderbilt University.

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William J. Collins

Vanderbilt University

Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy

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economics economic history african american studies race history racial discrimination sociology social history ethnic studies demography social inequality migration studies history of economic thought american studies urban history housing studies racial studies race relations human migration urban economics world economic history population history racial equity united states home ownership economic research urban studies labor migration affordable housing great migration social science research labor market impact black experience gender disparities racial differences contemporary racism sociology of education population movements socioeconomics property values state-level anti-discrimination laws civil war women's studies historical review economic demography internal migration disparate impact equal educational opportunities labor market participation economic aftermath historical perspectives labor force participation black-white differences health disparities health inequalities spatial economics regional economics welfare economics forced migration disadvantaged background slum clearance southern migrants labor market effects owner-occupied housing wage gains competition law regional studies agrarian change family relations world development real investment gentrification labour law regional development regional science labor force trend economic geography income inequality disparities economic inequality

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Introduction to Special Issue of Explorations in Economic History on the Impacts of World War II on the U.S. Economy. Explorations in Economic History (2025)

industrial revolutionu.s. economyhistoryeconomicsworld economic historyeconomic analysisspecial issuecliometricseconomic researchhistory of economic thoughtinternational historyworld war iieconomic historytrade

Black Americans’ Landholdings and Economic Mobility After Emancipation: Evidence From the Census of Agriculture and Linked Records. The Journal of Economic History (2024)

William J. CollinsNicholas HoltkampMarianne H. Wanamaker

economic inequalityeconomic mobilityagricultural economicsagricultural historyracial discriminationeconomicsdemographyblack americanspopulation historyafrican american studieseconomic historywhite supremacy

The Economic History of American Inequality. (2024)

Martha J. BaileyLeah Platt BoustanWilliam J. Collins

economic inequalitysocial inequalityeconomicsamerican inequalityhistory of economic thoughteconomic history

Who Benefited From the Gi Bill and World War II Service? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. NBER Conference on World War II’s Economic Impacts (2024)

military psychologysocial impactnew evidencepublic policygi billus veteransmilitary familiespublic healthpolicy analysismilitary context

Who Benefited From World War II Service and the Gi Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

military psychologysocial impactnew evidencepublic policymilitary sociologygi billus veteranspublic healthpolicy analysismilitary culturemilitary context

Who Benefited From World War II Service and the Gi Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

William CollinsAriell Zimran

gi billsocial sciences

World War II Service and the Gi Bill: New Evidence on Selection and Veterans’ Outcomes From Linked Census Records. Explorations in Economic History (2024)

William J. CollinsAriell Zimran

gi billcensus recordscensuseconomic historyhistory

Black and White Mobility Into Property Ownership in the Wake of the Us Civil War and Reconstruction. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2023)

housing studiesethnic studiesracewhite mobilityurban historyblack experiencesocial historyreal estateamerican studieswhite supremacyus civil warracial studiesafrican american studiesproperty ownershipeconomic historyhistory

Income Gains and the Geography of the Us Home Ownership Boom, 1940 to 1960. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

William CollinsGregory Niemesh

income gainseconomic growthrural economiesmigration studiesdevelopment geographyeconomicsspatial economicsgeographyeconomic historyurban historypopulation historyreal estatesocio-economic changehousinghistoryhistorical geographyagricultural historydemographyeconomic geography

Working Their Way Up? Immigrants’ Changing Labor Market Assimilation in the United States During the Age of Mass Migration. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2023)

labor market integrationlabor market assimilationmass migrationethnic studiessociologyhuman migrationmass immigrationunited statesethnicitylabor migrationsocial stratificationmigration studiessocial sciencesinternational migration

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William J. Collins

Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Science

Economics

Graduate School

Economic Development

Economics

William J. Collins is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Science Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy at Vanderbilt University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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William J. Collins

Vanderbilt University

Terence E Adderley Jr Chair and Professor of Economics; Professor of History by courtesy

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Introduction to Special Issue of Explorations in Economic History on the Impacts of World War II on the U.S. Economy. Explorations in Economic History (2025)

Black Americans’ Landholdings and Economic Mobility After Emancipation: Evidence From the Census of Agriculture and Linked Records. The Journal of Economic History (2024)

William J. CollinsNicholas HoltkampMarianne H. Wanamaker

The Economic History of American Inequality. (2024)

Martha J. BaileyLeah Platt BoustanWilliam J. Collins

economic inequalitysocial inequalityeconomicsamerican inequalityhistory of economic thoughteconomic history

Who Benefited From the Gi Bill and World War II Service? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. NBER Conference on World War II’s Economic Impacts (2024)

military psychologysocial impactnew evidencepublic policygi billus veteransmilitary familiespublic healthpolicy analysismilitary context

Who Benefited From World War II Service and the Gi Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

military psychologysocial impactnew evidencepublic policymilitary sociologygi billus veteranspublic healthpolicy analysismilitary culturemilitary context

Who Benefited From World War II Service and the Gi Bill? New Evidence on Heterogeneous Effects for Us Veterans. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

William CollinsAriell Zimran

gi billsocial sciences

World War II Service and the Gi Bill: New Evidence on Selection and Veterans’ Outcomes From Linked Census Records. Explorations in Economic History (2024)

William J. CollinsAriell Zimran

gi billcensus recordscensuseconomic historyhistory

Black and White Mobility Into Property Ownership in the Wake of the Us Civil War and Reconstruction. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2023)

Income Gains and the Geography of the Us Home Ownership Boom, 1940 to 1960. SSRN Electronic Journal (2023)

William CollinsGregory Niemesh

Working Their Way Up? Immigrants’ Changing Labor Market Assimilation in the United States During the Age of Mass Migration. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2023)

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