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witch hunts: a standalone construct

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Economic history

the early modern wave of witchcraft prosecutions, linked here to cold weather, crop failure and the search for scapegoats.

In economic history, witch hunts refers to the early modern wave of witchcraft prosecutions, linked here to cold weather, crop failure and the search for scapegoats. This meaning comes from Oster (2004) in Journal of Economic Perspectives.[1]

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References

Oster, E. (2004). Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 18(1), 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1257/089533004773563502

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