Industrial renewal in the 21st century: evidence from US cities by Berger, T, Frey, C

“…Instrumental variables estimates that exploit the location of 19th-century land-grant colleges as an instrument for contemporary differences in human capital assigns a causal interpretation to these results…”

Sociology in America by Morgan, J

“…This specific development is set in the general context of higher education in the nineteenth century which saw a decline of older methods based upon the recitation system in favour of a more liberal attitude to teaching and research. The Land Grant College Act of 1862, with its particular encouragement of scientific training, and the influence of German ideals in higher education are singled out as movements of great importance for the changing conception of higher education.…”

Establishing just rule: the diplomatic negotiations of the Dominae Imperiales in the Ottonian Succession Crisis of 983-985 by Welton, M, Greer, S

“…In late January and early February 985, two royal diplomas were drawn up at the royal estate of Mühlhausen, both of which granted Abbess Mathilda of Quedlinburg several estates of land. Although the lands granted remained the same, there were distinctive differences in the rhetorical shaping of the two diplomas, with only one document being judged worthy of full authentication. …”