James Fenske, Namrata Kala, The CAGE Background Briefing Series No. 78, September 2017

A global literature has developed that illuminates the reciprocal and dynamic relationship between humans and their environment in other regions across the world. This column, which first appeared as a chapter in a recent Vox eBook, surveys on two topics in the literature: the impact of geographic endowments and the impact of environmental shocks on historical and long-run development.

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