From Malthusian Disequilibrium to the Post-Malthusian Era: The Evolution of the Preventive and Positive Checks in Germany, 1730-1870.

This study draws on a new data set of vital rates and real wages to explore short-term and long-term behavior of the preventive and positive checks in a major economy of premodern mainland Europe. Four results stand out. First, the preventive check was fairly stable throughout the period 1730-1870;...

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Publicado en:Demography (Springer Nature) Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 1145 - 1171
Autores principales: Pfister, Ulrich, Fertig, Georg
Formato: journal article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jun2020
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