A cliometric reappraisal of the impacts of plague outbreaks on pre-industrial France

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the economic and social effects of plague outbreaks in pre-industrial France using cliometric methods.
• Analysis of historical economic data
• Statistical modeling of plague impacts
• Comparative examination of different regions
• Plague outbreaks led to significant economic downturns in affected areas.
• There were notable shifts in labor demographics following outbreaks.
• Long-term societal changes emerged in economic structures post-plague.