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"Economists have reported results based on populations for every country in the world for the past two thousand years. The source, McEvedy and Jones’ Atlas of World Population History, includes many estimates that are little more than guesses and that do not reflect research since 1978."
Guinnane TW. We Do Not Know the Population of Every Country in the World for the Past Two Thousand Years. The Journal of Economic History. 2023;83(3):912-938. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050723000293 #OpenAccess #OA #Journal #Article #History #Economics #World #Population #HistoryOfEconomics #Economist #Economists #Academia #Academic #Academics @histodon @histodons @historyofeconomics
@bibliolater @histodon @histodons @historyofeconomics I remember there was a funny story about this, but I don't remember the details.