“…We know from Lord and Rangazas (2006) and t s % (schooling in 1780, which determine the initial human capital stocks for parents in 1800) and the fraction of rural households that migrant to industry in 1800, were then set to match seven targets. The targets include (i) an average economy-wide fertility of 3.5 in 1800, (ii) the average time spent in school in 1880, 0.10 (the earliest year with both complete data and a sufficient distance in time from the Civil War), (iii) n =1, (iv) 1800 3.6 n = % , (v) 1800 2.4 n = , (vi) s = 0.08, and (vii) s = 0.5.…”