Van Cott: Inflationary Economics in the Black Death Posted: March 27, 2020 by Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. The Black Death ravaged Europe, starting in Italy, in the middle of the 14th century. Substantial percentages of entire populations died — estimates range between 30 and 60 percent. Maybe 75 to 200 million people. Would it have made any difference for overall living standards if Spain could have tapped Read the full article…   Filed under: Indiana Writers Group There are no comments yet »

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