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Vidal-Robert, Jordi (2014) Long-run effects of the Spanish inquisition. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2014 (Number 192 ). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Using a newly collected dataset on inquisitorial activity for seven regions, fourteen provinces and 947 municipalities, I analyze the long-term economic consequences of the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834). I show that inquisitorial activity is negatively associated to regional and provincial economic growth (an increase of a thousand inquisitorial trials is associated with 3% to 5% lower urbanization rates). At the municipal level, I find that municipalities affected by the Inquisition experienced an annual population growth rate 0.11% lower than their counterparts. This result is robust when controlling for alternative explanatory factors, such as pre-existent religiosity and proxies for trade activity. I explore three channels through which the Inquisition may have had an impact on economic outcomes. While inquisitorial activity is not linked to levels of trust or social polarization, I find it is negatively associated with the adoption of new technologies and the creation of municipal centres of cultural transmission.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Inquisition -- Spain -- Economic aspects, Spain -- Economic conditions
Series Name: CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher: University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Place of Publication: Coventry
Official Date: 2014
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2014Available
Volume: Volume 2014
Number: Number 192
Number of Pages: 57
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Unpublished
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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