The Potato’s Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from an Historical Experiment
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: July, 26 , 2009In this paper regional variation in suitability for cultivating
potatoes, together with time variation arising from their introduction to
the Old World from the Americas is being exploited, to estimate the impact of potatoes
on Old World population and urbanization. Their results show that the
introduction of the potato was responsible for a significant portion of
the increase in population and urbanization observed during the 18th
and19th centuries. [Working Paper No. 234]
Author(s): Nancy Qian, Nathan Nunn | Posted on: Aug 26, 2010 | Views(1021) | Download (2111)