Abstract The Black Death was the largest demographic shock in European history. We
review the evidence for the origins, spread, and mortality of the disease. We document that it …

Recent research has explored the distributive consequences of major historical epidemics,
and the current crisis triggered by COVID-19 prompts us to look at the past for insights about …

Research in economic history has challenged a strict Malthusian depiction of preindustrial
European economies, highlighting 'efflorescences','Smithian'and 'growth recurring'episodes …

The history of plague suggests that severe pandemics can have extremely important and
potentially permanent asymmetric economic consequences. However, these consequences …

This paper contributes to the debate on Europe's modern economic growth using the
statistical concept of long-range dependence. Different regimes, defined as periods between …

This article provides an overview of wealth inequality in England from the late thirteenth to
the sixteenth century, based on a novel database of distributions of taxable household …

This informative book reveals the pervasive nature of large inaccuracies in economic
statistics. Drawing on numerous real-world examples including case studies from advanced …

This chapter provides an overview of current knowledge about the economic consequences
of major epidemics and pandemics in the long run of history, from the Justinianic Plague of …

We document how the Black Death activated politics and led to economic divergence within
Europe. Before the pandemic, economic development was similar in Eastern and Western …

On the basis of new yearly estimates of output and population, Spain's economic
performance from the late thirteenth century to mid-nineteenth century can be shown to be a …