TY - JOUR
T1 - Military conflict and the rise of urban Europe
AU - Dincecco, Mark
AU - Onorato, Massimiliano Gaetano
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We present new evidence about the relationship between military conflict and city population growth in Europe from the fall of Charlemagne’s empire to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Military conflict was a main feature of European history. We argue that cities were safe harbors from conflict threats. To test this argument, we construct a novel database that geocodes the locations of more than 800 conflicts between 800 and 1799. We find a significant, positive, and robust relationship that runs from conflict exposure to city population growth. Our analysis suggests that military conflict played a key role in the rise of urban Europe.
AB - We present new evidence about the relationship between military conflict and city population growth in Europe from the fall of Charlemagne’s empire to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Military conflict was a main feature of European history. We argue that cities were safe harbors from conflict threats. To test this argument, we construct a novel database that geocodes the locations of more than 800 conflicts between 800 and 1799. We find a significant, positive, and robust relationship that runs from conflict exposure to city population growth. Our analysis suggests that military conflict played a key role in the rise of urban Europe.
KW - Cities
KW - Economics and Econometrics
KW - Europe
KW - Political and economic development
KW - Warfare
KW - Cities
KW - Economics and Econometrics
KW - Europe
KW - Political and economic development
KW - Warfare
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/92065
UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10887-016-9129-4
U2 - 10.1007/s10887-016-9129-4
DO - 10.1007/s10887-016-9129-4
M3 - Article
SN - 1381-4338
VL - 21
SP - 259
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Economic Growth
JF - Journal of Economic Growth
ER -