Institutions, Demography, and Economic Growth
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Peer-reviewed
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Dennison, TK
Ogilvie, Sheilagh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-3826
Abstract
jats:pThis article evaluates criticisms by Sarah G. Carmichael, Alexandra de Pleijt, Jan Luiten van Zanden, and Tine De Moor of our view of the European Marriage Pattern (EMP), and explains why their claims are incorrect. We elaborate our arguments concerning the institutional sources of economic growth, explore the relationship between women's position and the EMP, analyze the two-way links between demographic and economic behavior, and explicate aspects of our empirical analysis that these scholars find puzzling. The causes of European economic growth, we reiterate, are not to be found in the EMP but rather must be sought in the wider framework of nonfamilial institutions.</jats:p>
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3801 Applied Economics, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 38 Economics, 3502 Banking, Finance and Investment, 50 Philosophy and Religious Studies, 5002 History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields
Journal Title
Journal of Economic History
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0022-0507
1471-6372
1471-6372
Volume Title
76
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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Economic and Social Research Council (ES/F004893/1)