Joseph Enguehard
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A Demographic Picture of Preindustrial France
Old essay
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Nov 27, 2023
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Endemic Violence, Civic Capital and the Fiscal-Military Revolution
On the one hand, a high level of military skill among the population is necessary to wage war; on the other hand, an armed and trained population has stronger bargaining power and is less willing to submit to the taxation demanded by the central government. This project establishes theoretical foundations for the trade-off faced by early modern states, and study its implications for the long-run state development process.
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Nov 27, 2023
Illegal Economy and Ideology
Does participation in the illegal economy lead to specific political and cultural preferences? In the context of eighteenth-century France, this project examines the impact of pre-revolutionary smuggling on attitudes towards the Revolution.
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Mar 21, 2024
Malthus in the Raj
This paper studies the Malthusian constraint on local living standards in colonial South Asia, based on a novel district-level dataset of subsistence ratios.
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Nov 27, 2023
The Measure of Disorder: Population, State-Building and Rebellion in Old Regime France, 1661-1789
Master’s thesis
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Aug 29, 2023
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The Political Costs of Taxation (with Eva Davoine & Igor Kolesnikov)
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Eva Davoine
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Joseph Enguehard
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Igor Kolesnikov
Last updated on Mar 21, 2024
The Race between Lewis and Malthus
Is a delayed fertility transition a barrier to structural change? This paper explores a mechanism based on differential demographic behavior between sectors.
Joseph Enguehard
Last updated on Feb 12, 2024
The ABC Tax (in French)
Dormant policy-related project about a smooth tax function (in French).
Enguehard, J., Giraud, G., Levieil, E., Salin, M.
Last updated on Aug 29, 2023
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