Boerner, Lars and Severgnini, Battista (2014) Epidemic trade. The Economic History working papers (212/2014). London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper uses the spread of disease as a proxy to measure economic interactions. Based on a case study of the Black Death (1346-51) in the Mediterranean region and Europe, we find geographic, institutional, and cultural determinants of trade. To achieve this we create and empirically test a trade model between cities. Our findings allow us to create a new methodology to measure economic interaction and shed light on open questions in economics, especially pertaining to trade, economic history, and growth
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/home.aspx |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Economic History |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| JEL classification: | F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration N - Economic History > N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations > N13 - Europe: Pre-1913 O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2014 16:53 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 20:28 |
| Funders: | Danish Social Science Research Council-Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60382 |
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