Malthus in preindustrial Northern Italy?

Maja Pedersen (), Claudia Riani () and Paul Sharp
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Maja Pedersen: University of Southern Denmark
Claudia Riani: I.R.T.A. – Leonardo

Journal of Population Economics, 2021, vol. 34, issue 3, No 8, 1003-1026

Abstract: Abstract The Malthusian model, which implies a long-run interaction between demography and living standards, forms a cornerstone of our understanding of comparative economic development, as postulated by unified growth theory. Its empirical validity has been supported by a number of studies, most of which examine England. In Northern Italy, however, there might have been a reversed “preventive check.” We employ a cointegrated VAR model on Italian data from ca. 1650–1799 and find some evidence for this, but also for diminishing returns and thus a more “Malthusian” society than in, for example, England at that time.

Keywords: Cointegration; Italy; Malthusian; Post-Malthusian; J1; N33; O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s00148-020-00812-3

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