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Mauricio Drelichman
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Latest papers
The long-run effects of religious persecution: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021 · first author
Latest funding
- $119,536
Nominal wage rigidity and labour markets in Europe, 1540-1820
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $183,634
The economic, cultural, and social legacy of the Spanish Inquisition
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
- $90,000
The curious efficiency of sovereign debt restructuring in early modern Europe
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
The long-run effects of religious persecution: Evidence from the Spanish Inquisition.
Drelichman M, Vidal-Robert J, Voth HJ
Nominal wage rigidity and labour markets in Europe, 1540-1820
Principal investigators: Drelichman, Mauricio
The economic, cultural, and social legacy of the Spanish Inquisition
Principal investigators: Drelichman, Mauricio
Keywords: persistence; development; culture; governance; religion; Spanish Inquisition
The curious efficiency of sovereign debt restructuring in early modern Europe
Principal investigators: Drelichman, Mauricio
Keywords: sovereign lending; default; debt restructuring; financial crisis; early modern Europe; growth; income distribution; political economy
Sovereign debt and financial innovations in early modern Spain
Principal investigators: Drelichman, Mauricio
Keywords: sovereign debt; early modern period; Spain; asientos; collateral; reputation; collective action clauses; national states; decline; war; economic stagnation
Globalization, technological revolutions and education
Principal investigators: Lemieux, Thomas
Keywords: globalization; education; skills; technological revolutions; economic history; labour markets; international economics; migration; economic and social policy
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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