Pandemics, Economics and Inequality: Lessons from the Spanish Flu (Palgrave Studies in Economic History)

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	Pandemics Throughout History
	Why a Book on the Spanish Flu?
	Plan of the Book
	Notes
	References
2 The Spanish Flu: A Global Shock
	Origins and Chronology of the Pandemic
	Spanish Flu in the News
	Public Interventions
	A Global Shock with Local Effects
	Notes
	References
3 Unequal Mortality During the Spanish Flu
	Computing Mortality During Pandemics
	Unequal Mortality During the Spanish Flu
		Sex and Age Differences
		The Geographic Differences
		Socioeconomic Factors
		The Rural Penalty in Flu Mortality
	Social Distancing and Mortality
	Notes
	References
4 The Spanish Flu and the Labour Market
	Pandemics and Wages: The Malthusian View
	The Spanish Flu and Real Wages
	Notes
	References
5 The Spanish Flu and the Capital Market
	Pandemics and Capital Returns
	Pre-industrial Pandemics and Land Rents
	Modern Pandemics and Housing
	The 1918 Flu and Housing: Evidence from Spain
	Notes
	References
6 Taking Stock: The Aggregate Effects of the Spanish Flu
	Aggregate Effects of Pandemics
	What Have We Learnt from Past Pandemics?
	Pandemics in the Pre-industrial World
	The Spanish Flu
	COVID vs Spanish Flu: A First Assessment
	Notes
	References
References
Index