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Grain Prices and Mortality in Vienna, 1648-1754Julia Casuttaffiliation not provided to SSRN Ulrich WoitekUniversity of Zurich November 17, 2009 Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich Working Paper No. 461 Abstract: Class specific mortality in 17th and 18th Century Vienna shows a cyclical pattern which is related to grain price cycles in the 5-10 years range. This relationship is not stable over time. Applying spectral analysis based on time-varying VARs, it can be shown that at the beginning of the observation period, comovement of grain prices and mortality is considerably high in areas populated by lower classes of society. This comovement cannot be found in richer areas of the city and vanishes over time for the entire population of the city.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 27 Keywords: Grain Prices, Mortality, Vienna, Spectral Analysis JEL Classification: N33, N53, N93, C32 working papers seriesDate posted: December 21, 2009Suggested Citation |
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