Jedwab, Remi; Johnson, Noel D.; Koyama, Mark - 2019
The Black Death killed 40% of Europe's population between 1347-1352, making it one of the largest shocks in the history … of mankind. Despite its historical importance, little is known about its spatial effects and the effects of pandemics … more generally. Using a novel dataset that provides information on spatial variation in Plague mortality at the city level …