Publication Type: Dissertation

Abstract: The dissertation includes four chapters:

1. How Substitutable Are Fixed Factors in Production? Evidence From Pre-Industrial England
2. How Relevant Is Malthus for Economic Development Today? (with David N. Weil)
3. The Effect of Interventions to Reduce Fertility on Economic Growth (with Quamrul Ashraf and David N. Weil)
4. Terms of Trade and Democracy