This paper reviews recent contributions to the economics and economic history of famine. It
provides a context for the history of famine in the twentieth century, which is unique. During …

This paper, using a difference-in-differences method, tries to quantify the long-term effects of
China's 1959–1961 famine on the health and economic status of the survivors. We find that …

Population ageing leads to labour scarcity and labour market rigidity. Contrary to supply-
side economists' belief that labour market rigidity tends to suppress firm innovation, we …

Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation--
whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies …

Abstract China's Great Leap Forward (GLF) of 1958–1961 ended as a catastrophe as
widespread famine claimed millions of human lives. This paper reviews the literature on this …

This book argues that there is a new, Sinological form of orientalism at work in the world. It
has shifted from a logic of 'essential difference'to one of 'sameness' or general equivalence." …

Although the importance of land rental for overall economic development and development
of the non-agricultural economy has long been recognized in theory, empirical evidence on …

This article studies the causes of China's Great Famine, during which 16.5 to 45 million
individuals perished in rural areas. We document that average rural food retention during …

The Great Leap Forward disaster, characterized by a collapse in grain production and a
widespread famine in China between 1959 and 1961, is found attributable to a systemic …

Previous studies have linked personal characteristics of business leaders to corporate
decisions and outcomes. We analyze if the traumatic experience of the Chinese Famine has …