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Famine and Disease in Economic History: A Summary Introduction

Author(s)
Alfani, Guido  
Ó Gráda, Cormac  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/9444
Date Issued
2018-02
Date Available
2018-07-27T15:18:34Z
Abstract
Understanding mortality crises is an important part of understanding some fundamental aspects of preindustrial economies. Understanding the processes leading to their decline and the associated improvements in living standards and life expectancy is a precondition for knowing what is needed to prevent the re-emergence of widespread famine and lethal infectious disease. This short paper introduces a field in which policy makers and economists need to carefully consider the past, before making assumptions about the future.
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Start Page
1
End Page
16
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP2018/03
Subjects

Famine

Disease

Epidemics

Economic history

Classification
N10
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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