Eseje o dlouhodobém rozvoji a hospodářských dějinách

Malnati, Flavio

Essays in Long-Run Development and Economic History Flavio Malnati Abstract This dissertation empirically investigates how long-run economic development is shaped by historical institutions, technological change, and social norms. While these forces typically evolve slowly, discrete shocks and historical events can generate sharp changes that allow their effects to be studied using quasi-natural experiments and modern econometric methods. The first chapter focuses on the rise and decline of the Teutonic Order in East Prussia between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. The analysis shows that economic development in areas under the Order's rule closely followed the expansion and contraction of its state capacity. It also further documents more persistent pro-market institutions, stronger bureaucratic capacity, and greater economic integration in the Order territories relative to neighboring Polish areas. The chapter further documents persistent pro-market institutional arrangements and greater economic integration. The second chapter, co-authored with Christian Ochsner, studies the economic impact of transportation technology shocks. It exploits the unexpected repeal of the automobile ban in the Swiss canton of Grisons in 1925. The results show an immediate increase in firm registration and economic...

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