Development of the American Economy.

• Position: NBER Book

Members of the NBER's Development of the American Economy Program met March 23 in Cambridge. Program Directors Leah Platt Boustan of Princeton University and William J. Collins of Vanderbilt University organized the meeting. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Lisa D. Cook, Michigan State University and NBER, "A New National Lynching Data Set and New Explanations for Lynching Behavior in the United States from 1684 to 1983"

* Prottoy Akbar and Sijie Li, University of Pittsburgh, and Allison Shertzer and Randall Walsh, University of Pittsburgh and NBER, "Racial Segregation in Housing Markets and the Erosion of Black Wealth"

* Ariell Zimran, Vanderbilt University and NBER, "Transportation and Health in a Developing Country: The United States, 1820-1847"

* Shawn E. Kantor, Florida State University and NBER, and Alexander T. Whalley, University of...