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| Eric Chaney
Medieval Origins: A Review Essay on Campbell’s The Great Transition. Eric Cheney, December 2016, Paper, "Campbell’s The Great Transition is a significant contribution to the growing literature that traces the roots of Europe’s economic rise to the climatic and population shocks of the late medieval period. This review essay discusses the empirical, historical and theoretical support for Campbell’s view while highlighting that it struggles to …
| Eric Chaney
Greece's Debt Crisis: Receded but Not Resolved. Eric Cheney, August 31, 2015, Opinion. "The Greek crisis is not over, even if markets are now paying more attention to Beijing or Washington than to Athens. As soon as euro area countries disbursed the first tranche of their €86 billion ($97 billion) bailout to Greece, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and called for snap elections, raising fresh political uncertainties. One does not have to…
| Eric Chaney
The Medieval Origins of Comparative European Development: Evidence from the Basque Country, Eric Cheney, September 13, 2014, Paper. "This paper investigates the present-day economic impact of medieval republican institutions along the historical borders of the Basque Country in Spain and France. I present evidence suggesting that medieval republican institutions have had a lasting effect: in Spain the drop in incomes along the Basque border is…
| Eric Chaney | Richard Hornbeck
Economic Growth in the Malthusian Era: Evidence from the 1609 Spanish Expulsion of the Moriscos. Eric Chaney, Richard Hornbeck, September 2013, Paper. "We investigate economic dynamics in the Malthusian era using the 1609 expulsion of Moriscos from Spain. Sharp population declines in former-Morisco districts were accompanied by decreased total output and increased per capita output. While these short-run results are consistent with standard…