Sascha O. Becker|Irena Grosfeld|Pauline Grosjean|Nico Voigtländer|Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
Forced Migration and Human Capital: Evidence from Post-WWII Population Transfers
University of Warwick|Monash University|Paris School of Economics|UNSW Sydney|Anderson University - South Carolina|University College London|Paris School of Economics
study longrun effects forced migration investment education world war ii millions poles forcibly uprooted kresy territories eastern poland resettled primarily newly acquired western territories germans expelled combine historical censuses newly collected survey data show prewwii differences educational attainment poles family history forced migration significantly educated today poles results driven shift preferences away material possessions toward investment human capital jel i25 i26 j24 n34 r23