Preserving Slave Families for Profit: Traders' Incentives and Pricing in the New Orleans Slave Market

We investigate the determinants of slave family discounts, using data from the New Orleans slave market. We find large price discounts for families which cannot be explained by scale effects, childcare costs, legal restrictions, or transport costs. Because family members cared for each other,本研究基于新奥尔良奴隶市场的数据，考察奴隶家庭价格折扣的决定因素。我们发现，奴隶家庭存在大幅价格折扣，而该现象无法通过规模效应、儿童照料成本、法律限制或运输成本加以解释。鉴于家庭成员之间会相互照料，