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Winter is Coming : The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict, 1400-1900
Iyigun, Murat - 2017
conflicts in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 1400-1900, which we merge with historical temperature data. We show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012455647
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The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization : Evidence from an Historical Experiment
Nunn, Nathan - 2009
We exploit regional variation in suitability for cultivating potatoes, together with time variation arising from their introduction to the Old World from the Americas, to estimate the impact of potatoes on Old World population and urbanization. Our results show that the introduction of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463493
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The Long-run Effects of Agricultural Productivity on Conflict, 1400-1900
Iyigun, Murat - 2017
. We construct a newly digitized and geo-referenced dataset of battles in Europe, the Near East and North Africa covering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453647
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Making Democracy Work: Culture, Social Capital and Elections in China
Padró i Miquel, Gerard; Qian, Nancy; Xu, Yiqing; Yao, Yang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
, such as elections. We collect new data to document the presence of voluntary and social organizations and the history of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213313