Arbeitspapier
Maize and Precolonial Africa
Columbus’s arrival in the New World triggered an unprecedented movement of people and crops across the Atlantic Ocean. We study an overlooked part of this Columbian Exchange: the effects of New World crops in Africa. Specifically, we test the hypothesis that the introduction of maize increased population density and Trans-Atlantic slave exports in precolonial Africa. We find robust empirical support for these predictions. We also find little evidence to suggest maize increased economic growth or reduced conflict. Our results suggest that rather than stimulating development, the introduction of maize simply increased the supply of slaves during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 7018
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Africa; Oceania
Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Agriculture: General
- Thema
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Africa
Columbian exchange
maize
slave trades
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Cherniwchan, Jevan
Moreno-Cruz, Juan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2018
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Cherniwchan, Jevan
- Moreno-Cruz, Juan
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2018
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