The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from an Historical Experiment
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- Nathan Nunn & Nancy Qian, 2011. "The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence From A Historical Experiment," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 126(2), pages 593-650.
- Nunn, Nathan & Qian, N., 2011. "The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence From A Historical Experiment," Scholarly Articles 33077825, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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- J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
- N1 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations
- N5 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries
- O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
- O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
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