WorksheetsExercise 3
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
I have done the homework
Yes, everything
Yes, read the article
Yes, processed the data
No
The homework was too difficult.
Yes
No
I did not do the homework.
What role do "fixed factors of production" play in the recovery of cities after the plague, according to the article?
They led to cities with high mortality rates recovering more slowly than those with lower mortality.
They significantly influenced how quickly and completely cities recovered after high mortality.
They had no influence.
According to Malthus, the plague is a
"Preventive Check"
"Positive Check"
What does the article show about the long-term effect of plague mortality on cities?
Cities that were heavily affected remained permanently small
The effect almost completely disappeared after a few centuries
The plague had no influence on city sizes
Higher mortality led to more growth in the long run
The authors of the article are
Thomas Piketty, Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson
Oded Galor, Gregory Clark, Nathan Nunn
Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michael Kremer
Noel Johnson, Mark Koyama, Rémi Jedwab
