Alexandra M. de Pleijt|Jan Luiten van Zanden
Accounting for the “Little Divergence”: What drove economic growth in pre-industrial Europe, 1300–1800?
Economic History Society|Utrecht University
test various hypotheses causes little divergence using new data focusing trends gdp per capita urbanization find evidence confirms hypothesis human capital formation driver growth institutional changes particular rise active parliaments closely related economic growth also test role religion spread protestantism affected human capital formation impact growth