Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/313129 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Economic Growth [ISSN:] 1573-7020 [Volume:] 29 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York, NY [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 41-77
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York, NY
Abstract: 
The paper studies whether a drought in 1788 affected the outbreak of peasant revolts during the French Revolution. I construct a community-level data set with information on local drought severity and peasant uprisings in 1789. Communities with severe drought conditions more often experienced peasant revolts against the feudal system. Then, I investigate a mechanism through which drought may have affected peasant revolts. Those more affected by the drought had higher demand for institutional change as expressed in the lists of grievances. The results provide evidence on specific ways in which the drought of 1788 impacted the French Revolution, a milestone in the democratization of Western Europe.
Subjects: 
Democratization
Economic history
Weather shock
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Article
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Published Version

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