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We show that periods of colder weather and hence lower incomes made Jewish communities in preindustrial Europe more vulnerable to persecution.
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Why is it important?
Our work sheds light on the conditions under which religious or ethnic minorities are vulnerable to violence and persecution.
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This page is a summary of: Jewish Persecutions and Weather Shocks: 1100–1800, The Economic Journal, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12331.
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