The distribution of land in Luxembourg (1766–1872): Family-level wealth persistence in the midst of institutional change

Sonia Schifano; Antoine Paccoud

doi:10.1017/S0022050724000421

The distribution of land in Luxembourg (1766–1872): Family-level wealth persistence in the midst of institutional change

Sonia Schifano
, Antoine Paccoud

Urban Development & Mobility

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The paper analyses family-level wealth inequality and social mobility in Dudelange (Luxembourg) over five generations between 1766 and 1872, a period that saw the end of feudal social relations. While the integration of Luxembourg into the French revolutionary regime produced a reduction in the Gini coefficient for the ownership of land, the social mobility analysis reveals a relative stability of family positions within the land-wealth distribution throughout the period. This shows that family-level transmission mechanisms limit social mobility and strongly advantage those with ancestors owning property wealth, even when there are significant changes in the organization of property relations.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	1209-1239
Nombre de pages	31
journal	Journal of Economic History
Volume	84
Numéro de publication	4
Date de mise en ligne précoce	5 nov. 2024
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050724000421
état	Publié - 1 déc. 2024

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TER_INEQ: Territorial inequality: a study of the local mechanisms implicated in long run changes in property wealth concentration
Paccoud, A. (PI)
Fonds National de la Recherche, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research LISER
1/09/19 → 31/08/21
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Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas
Schifano, S., Ferreira Flores, T. & Paccoud, A., 5 août 2025, La mobilità sociale nelle società preindustriali: tendenze, cause ed effetti (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Social mobility in pre-industrial societies: tendencies, causes and effects (13th-18th centuries) . Orlandi, A. (Ed.). University of Florence, p. 357-375 19 p. ( Datini Studies in Economic History).
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L’histoire foncière et la question du logement à Dudelange (1824-2018) : Concentration et inégalités
Ferreira Flores, T. & Paccoud, A., 2 juin 2025, Faire l’histoire des inégalités au Luxembourg – État des lieux des sources et perspectives. Berthereau, E. & Scuto, D. (eds.). Luxembourg: Chambre des Salariés Luxembourg (CSL), p. 14-24
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La détention foncière paysanne face à l’industrialisation : Dudelange (1824-1938)
Ferreira Flores, T. & Paccoud, A., déc. 2024, Dans: Mutations. 13/2025, p. 65-74
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Panorama du foncier constructible au Luxembourg : prix de vente, incidence foncière et structure de la propriété
Paccoud, A., Licheron, J., Skoczylas, K., Zięba-Kulawik, K. & Feltgen, V., 3 juil. 2023, 32 p. Luxembourg : Ministère du Logement et de l'Aménagement du territoire - Observatoire de l'Habitat.
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Land and the housing affordability crisis: landowner and developer strategies in Luxembourg’s facilitative planning context
Paccoud, A., Hesse, M., Becker, T. & Górczyńska-Angiulli, M., 29 juil. 2021, Dans: Housing Studies.
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The distribution of land in Luxembourg (1766–1872): Family-level wealth persistence in the midst of institutional change

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TER_INEQ: Territorial inequality: a study of the local mechanisms implicated in long run changes in property wealth concentration

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Inequality in pre-industrial Luxembourg (1766-1842): comparing the effects of the end of feudalism in rural and urban areas

L’histoire foncière et la question du logement à Dudelange (1824-2018) : Concentration et inégalités

La détention foncière paysanne face à l’industrialisation : Dudelange (1824-1938)

Panorama du foncier constructible au Luxembourg : prix de vente, incidence foncière et structure de la propriété

Land and the housing affordability crisis: landowner and developer strategies in Luxembourg’s facilitative planning context

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