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Rich Europe, poor Asia: How wealth inequality, demography, and crop risks explain the poverty of pre‐industrial East Asia, 1300–1800

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  • Yuzuru Kumon, 2022. "Rich Europe, poor Asia: How wealth inequality, demography, and crop risks explain the poverty of pre‐industrial East Asia, 1300–1800," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 62(2), pages 161-168, July.
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    DOI: 10.1111/aehr.12241
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