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Brad DeLong 2/4/2026

HOISTED FROM THE ARCHIVES: Yes: Pre-Modern Economies Were Meaningfully "Malthusian" (Which Does Not Mean Incomes Were Stable)

By Brad DeLong • 1 min read
Economics

Putting this here so I can find it easily. Originally 2023-03-07. Contra Rafael Guthman; or, what a Malthusian economy looks like.

Contra Rafael Guthman; or, what a Malthusian economy looks like. Rafael is doing something genuinely interesting and valuable: he.

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