The French revolution and German industrialization: dubious models and doubtful causality

We challenge the ‘big-bang’ approach to economic history offered by Acemoglu et al. (2011). The creation story in dispute is the French Revolution and the subsequent French occupation of a very small portion of Germany. We show that the four institutional reforms claimed to have spurred German indus...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of institutional economics 2016-03, Vol.12 (1), p.161-190
Hauptverfasser:	KOPSIDIS, MICHAEL, BROMLEY, DANIEL W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Analysis Clergy Econometrics French Revolution German history Industrial development Military occupations Nobility Oligarchy Population Reforms Studies
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