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The causes and consequences of the 1918 influenza in South Africa

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  • Daniel de Kadt

    (Department of Political Science, University of California, Merced)

  • Johan Fourie

    (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University)

  • Jan Greyling

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University)

  • Elie Murard

    (Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University)

  • Johannes Norling

    (Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College)

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  • Daniel de Kadt & Johan Fourie & Jan Greyling & Elie Murard & Johannes Norling, 2020. "The causes and consequences of the 1918 influenza in South Africa," Working Papers 12/2020, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Spanish flu; influenza; pandemic; epidemic; health; mortality; South Africa; Covid-19;
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    JEL classification:

    • N37 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Africa; Oceania

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