The Thirty Years’ War and the decline of urban Germany
This paper estimates the impact of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) on urban economies in the Holy Roman Empire. It presents further evidence for Germany’s economic decline in the early modern period. Based on two novel datasets comprising data on civic wealth, public revenues, public expenditure a...
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Format: | Working paper |
Language: | English |
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University of Oxford
2023
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