Post-Malthusian Dynamics in Pre-Industrial Scandinavia

Marc Patrick Brag Klemp; Niels Framroze Møller

doi:10.1111/sjoe.12155

Post-Malthusian Dynamics in Pre-Industrial Scandinavia

Marc Patrick Brag Klemp, Niels Framroze Møller

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Abstract

Theories of economic growth hypothesize that the transition from pre-industrial stagnation to sustained growth is associated with a post-Malthusian phase in which technological progress raises income and spurs population growth while offsetting diminishing returns to labor. Evidence suggests that England was characterized by post-Malthusian dynamics preceding the Industrial Revolution. However, given England's special position as the forerunner of the Industrial Revolution, it is unclear if a transitory post-Malthusian period is a general phenomenon. Using data from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, this research provides evidence for the existence of a post-Malthusian phase in the transition from stagnation to growth in Scandinavia.

Translated title of the contribution	Postmalthusianske dynamikker i det præindustrielle skandinavien
Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Volume	118
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	841–867
ISSN	0347-0520
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12155
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

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Faculty of Social Sciences
C32
N3
O1

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