Paper #1185
- Título:
- Malthusian dynamism and the rise of Europe: Make war, not love
- Autores:
- Joachim Voth y Nico Voigtländer
- Data:
- Mayo 2009
- Resumen:
- This paper argues that Malthusian regimes are capable of sustained changes in per capita incomes. Shifting mortality and fertility schedules can lead to different steady-state income levels, with long periods of growth during the transition. Europe checked the downward pressure on wages through late marriage, which reduced fertility, and a mortality regime that combined high death rates with high incomes. We argue that both emerged as a result of the Black Death.
- Palabras clave:
- Growth, Comparative Development, Technological Progress, Demographic Transition, Diversity, Human Capital, Malthusian Stagnation, Black Death
- Códigos JEL:
- J11, N33, N93, R11, R23
- Área de investigación:
- História Económica y de la Empresa
- Publicado en:
- American Economic Review. Papers and Proceedings, May 2009, 99 (2), pp. 248-254.
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