Military conflict and the rise of urban Europe
| Autor: | Mark Dincecco, Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Dincecco Mark, Onorato Massimiliano Gaetano |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Warfare
Economics and Econometrics jel:C20 media_common.quotation_subject Settore SECS-P/01 - ECONOMIA POLITICA jel:N40 Cities Europe Political and economic development Argument 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Economics Population growth jel:P48 050207 economics Industrial Revolution media_common 05 social sciences jel:N90 Empire Citie 0506 political science Test (assessment) Economy jel:O10 jel:R11 Fall of man Construct (philosophy) warfare cities political and economic development Europe |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Economic Growth. 21:259-282 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7020 1381-4338 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10887-016-9129-4 |
| Popis: | We present new evidence about the relationship between military conflict and city population growth in Europe from the fall of Charlemagne’s empire to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Military conflict was a main feature of European history. We argue that cities were safe harbors from conflict threats. To test this argument, we construct a novel database that geocodes the locations of 1,091 conflicts and 676 cities between 800 and 1799. We find a significant, positive, and robust relationship that runs from conflict exposure to city population growth. Our analysis suggests that military conflict played a key role in the rise of urban Europe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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