Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas
This paper uses the land distribution derived from the Maria Theresa cadastre in Luxembourg from 1766 and a land registry of 1842 to compare wealth inequality in Luxembourg City and Dudelange, a rural municipality in the south of the country. The Gini coefficients for the two areas show a big differ...
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| author | Ferreira Flores, Tiago Paccoud, Antoine Schifano, Sonia |
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| description | This paper uses the land distribution derived from the Maria Theresa cadastre in Luxembourg from 1766 and a land registry of 1842 to compare wealth inequality in Luxembourg City and Dudelange, a rural municipality in the south of the country. The Gini coefficients for the two areas show a big difference in inequality. In 1766, Dudelange, with a Gini coefficient of 0.84, seems to be much more unequal than Luxembourg City that registers a Gini coefficient on land distribution of 0.53. The inequality analysis in 1842 shows a reduction in the inequality estimates mainly driven by the abolishment of the feudal taxes and a reduction in the inequality gap between Luxembourg City and Dudelange. When looking at social mobility, however, the results for the two places are quite similar. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1632882025-08-02T05:00:38Z Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas Ferreira Flores, Tiago Paccoud, Antoine Schifano, Sonia social mobility inequality Luxembourg pre-industrial wealth This paper uses the land distribution derived from the Maria Theresa cadastre in Luxembourg from 1766 and a land registry of 1842 to compare wealth inequality in Luxembourg City and Dudelange, a rural municipality in the south of the country. The Gini coefficients for the two areas show a big difference in inequality. In 1766, Dudelange, with a Gini coefficient of 0.84, seems to be much more unequal than Luxembourg City that registers a Gini coefficient on land distribution of 0.53. The inequality analysis in 1842 shows a reduction in the inequality estimates mainly driven by the abolishment of the feudal taxes and a reduction in the inequality gap between Luxembourg City and Dudelange. When looking at social mobility, however, the results for the two places are quite similar. 2025-08-02T05:00:37Z 2025-08-02T05:00:37Z 2025-08-01T15:44:50Z 2025 chapter ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221506679_63 2975-1195 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/104613 9791221506679 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/163288 eng Datini Studies in Economic History open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/104613/1/44507.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0667-9.17 10.36253/979-12-215-0667-9.17 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221506679 19 Florence open access |
| spellingShingle | social mobility inequality Luxembourg pre-industrial wealth Ferreira Flores, Tiago Paccoud, Antoine Schifano, Sonia Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title | Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title_full | Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title_fullStr | Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title_short | Chapter Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| title_sort | chapter inequality in pre industrial luxembourg 1766 1842 comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas |
| topic | social mobility inequality Luxembourg pre-industrial wealth |
| topic_facet | social mobility inequality Luxembourg pre-industrial wealth |
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