When London Burned to Sticks: The Economic Impact of the Great Fire of 1666
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- Ager, Philipp & Pedersen, Maja & Sharp, Paul & Tsoukli, Xanthi, 2024. "When London Burned to Sticks: The Economic Impact of the Great Fire of 1666," CEPR Discussion Papers 19316, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Philipp Ager & Maja U. Pedersen & Paul Sharp & Xanthi Tsoukli, 2024. "When London Burned to Sticks: The Economic Impact of the Great Fire of 1666," Working Papers 0261, European Historical Economics Society (EHES).
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Keywords
Great Fire of London; Economic geography; Location of economic activity JEL Classification: N23; N93;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
- N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GEO-2024-11-18 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-HIS-2024-11-18 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-MAC-2024-11-18 (Macroeconomics)
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