The Economic Consequences of Political Hierarchy: Evidence from Regime Changes in China, 1000-2000 C.E

We study how political hierarchy shapes regional development in China, using variations driven by regime changes during the 1000–2000 period. We find that changes in the status of the provincial capital led to the rise and decline of different prefectures as measured by population and urbanization....

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Veröffentlicht in:	The review of economics and statistics 2021-08, p.1-45
Hauptverfasser:	Bai, Ying, Jia, Ruixue
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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