Replication data for: Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch
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Project Citation:
Ashraf, Quamrul, and Galor, Oded. Replication data for: Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112453V1
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Summary:
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This paper examines the central hypothesis of the influential Malthusian theory, according to which improvements in the technological environment during the preindustrial era had generated only temporary gains in income per capita, eventually leading to a larger, but not significantly richer, population. Exploiting exogenous sources of cross-country variations in land productivity and the level of technological advancement, the analysis demonstrates that, in accordance with the theory, technological superiority and higher
land productivity had significant positive effects on population density
but insignificant effects on the standard of living, during the time
period 1-1500 CE. (JEL N10, N30, N50, O10, O40, O50)
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JEL Classification:
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N10 Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative
N30 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative
N50 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative
O10 Economic Development: General
O40 Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
O50 Economywide Country Studies: General
N10 Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative
N30 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative
N50 Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: General, International, or Comparative
O10 Economic Development: General
O40 Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
O50 Economywide Country Studies: General
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