We estimate productivity growth in England from 1250 to 1870. Real wages over this period were heavily influenced by plague-induced swings in the population. Our estimates account for these Malthusian ...

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Two recent publications on India’s demographic profile and population policy weave interesting perspectives with a historical thread. One reflected on past attempts to restrain population growth and ...