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Resources, trade, and the aboriginal population: Lessons from the 1780s smallpox epidemic in the Hudson Bay Region
Carlos, Ann; Lewis, Frank - 2009
smallpox outbreak of 1780-82. We review contemporary descriptions of the epidemic and how Europeans at the time viewed its … impact on the native population of the region. We then explore the impact of the epidemic using three approaches. First, we … the epidemic in the context of the fur trade of the region; and finally, we suggest a measure of the population decline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290387
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Property rights, standards of living, and economic growth : Western Canadian Cree
Carlos, Ann M.; Lewis, Frank D. - 2010
The Great Divergence in standards of living for populations around the world occurred in the late 18th century. Prior to that date evidence suggests that real wages of most Europeans, many living in China and India were similar. Some a little higher and some a little lower but with a low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951076
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The country that they built : the dynamic and complex indigenous economies in North America before 1492
Carlos, Ann M. - 2022
The economic history of the United States is that of Europeans and their institutions. Indigenous nations are absent. This absence is due partly to lack of data but in large measure to a perception that Indigenous communities have contributed little to US growth. This paper argues that this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013473786
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Property rights, standards of living, and economic growth: Western Canadian Cree
Carlos, Ann M.; Lewis, Frank - 2010
The Great Divergence in standards of living for populations around the world occurred in the late 18th century. Prior to that date evidence suggests that real wages of most Europeans, many living in China and India were similar. Some a little higher and some a little lower but with a low...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290343
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Resources, Trade, and the Aboriginal Population: Lessons from the 1780s Smallpox Epidemic in the Hudson Bay Region
Carlos, Ann; Lewis, Frank - Economics Department, Queen's University - 2009
smallpox outbreak of 1780-82. We review contemporary descriptions of the epidemic and how Europeans at the time viewed its … impact on the native population of the region. We then explore the impact of the epidemic using three approaches. First, we … the epidemic in the context of the fur trade of the region; and finally, we suggest a measure of the population decline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592401
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Little divergence in America : market access and demographic transition in the United States
Guldi, Melanie; Rahman, Ahmed S. - 2022
This paper assesses the causal impact of greater market access on demographic transition during the latter half of the 19th century in the United States. We construct new measures of fertility changes and measures of railroad access at the county level from 1850 - 1890. We are able to document...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013173243
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Little Divergence in America Market Access and Demographic Transition in the United States
Guldi, Melanie; Rahman, Ahmed - 2022
This paper assesses the causal impact of greater market access on demographic transition during the latter half of the 19th century in the United States. We construct new measures of fertility changes and measures of railroad access at the county level from 1850 1890. We are able to document...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083746
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Institutional Drift, Property Rights, and Economic Development : Evidence from Historical Treaties
Feir, Donna; Gillezeau, Rob; Jones, Maggie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
For nearly three centuries, Indigenous peoples within the borders of present-day Canada engaged in treaty-making with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372470
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Population aging and migration
Poutvaara, Panu - 2021
International migration flows largely reflect demographic patterns and economic opportunities. Migration flows increase in expected income and other pull factors in potential destinations, and in push factors in the origin, like high unemployment, low wages, and high population growth. Migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519097
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Population aging and migration
Poutvaara, Panu - 2021
International migration flows largely reflect demographic patterns and economic opportunities. Migration flows increase in expected income and other pull factors in potential destinations, and in push factors in the origin, like high unemployment, low wages, and high population growth. Migration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012533912