Theoretical work on taxation and state-building borrows heavily from early modern
European experience. While a number of European states increased centralized tax …

Two distinctive regimes are distinguished in Spain over half a millennium. The first one
(1270s–1590s) corresponds to a high land–labour ratio frontier economy, which is pastoral …

Аннотация Книга Дарона Аджемоглу и Джеймса Робинсона «Почему одни страны
богатые, а другие бедные»–один из главных политэкономических бестселлеров …

The purpose of the article is to present the statistical reconstruction of a series of per capita
output in central–northern Italy between 1300 and 1913. The various phases of both the …

We construct the first time-series for Portugal's per capita GDP for 1527–1850, drawing on a
new database. Starting in the early 1630s there was a highly persistent upward trend which …

The early modern era witnessed the formation across Europe of centralized states that
captured increasing shares of resources as taxes. These states not only enjoyed greater …

Over the early modern period and beyond, massive amounts of silver and gold were found
and mined in the Americas. This chapter reviews the consequences for the European …

This paper examines the long-term determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) by
analyzing its relationship with traditional family structures: stem families in which one child …

Estimates of Indian GDP are constructed from the output side for 1600–1871, and combined
with population data. Indian per capita GDP declined steadily during the seventeenth and …

Blame the Midwest. Tender academic minds often need peace and quiet to get down to
business. We first met in the delightful town of La Crosse, Wisconsin (also known as “Mud …