Drought and the French Revolution: The effects of adverse weather conditions on peasant revolts in 1789
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This paper examines the role of adverse climatic conditions on political protest and institutional development. In particular, it assesses the role of adverse climate on the eve of the French Revolution on peasant uprisings in 1789. Historians have argued that crop failure in 1788 and cold weather in the winter of 1788/89 led to peasant revolts in various parts of France. To test this hypothesis, I construct a cross section data set with information on temperature in 1788 and 1789 and on the precise location of peasant revolts. Results show that adverse weather conditions significantly increased the likelihood of peasant uprisings, in particular in areas that depended especially on agriculture.
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