Replication data for: Dynamics and Stagnation in the Malthusian Epoch

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Quamrul Ashraf; Oded Galor

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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:  View help for Summary 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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      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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