evidence on how public health emergencies have negatively affected socioeconomic development pathways well beyond the crisis … duration. Here we examine the impact of malaria on the contribution of potato to the Old World's development during the 18th … development outcomes. …

properties grew larger, land inequality and dispersion fell, and development indicators improved. But in municipalities where … smaller rural properties, greater dispersion, and lower levels of development. We show that all of these effects - positive …