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Many causes, not one

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2019

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Paul Seabright*
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Toulouse School of Economics (IAST), University of Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France. Paul.Seabright@tse-fr.euhttps://paulseabright.com
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Abstract

This comment focuses on difficulties in establishing causality among various phenomena present in early modern Europe at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. It concludes that, rather than focus on a single cause out of many candidates, we should consider the possibility of a set of mutually reinforcing causes, among which those suggested by Life History Theory may be included.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e207
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