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Famine Demography

Famine Demography is a scholarly framework within demographic history that systematically analyzes the causes, demographic consequences, and population-level responses to famine, distinguishing itself by its focus on mortality, fertility, migration, and household survival strategies during periods of extreme food scarcity.

332

Publications

17.5K

Citations

395

Authors

178

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

24

Parents

Publications

332

Famine and Human Development. The Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944-1945.

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1975 · 655 citations

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The long-term health and economic consequences of the 1959–1961 famine in China

Yuyu Chen, Lian Zhou · Journal of Health Economics · 2007 · 601 citations

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Famine in China, 1958-61

Basil Ashton, Kenneth Hill, Alan Piazza et al. · Population and Development Review · 1984 · 334 citations

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China's great famine: 40 years later

Vaclav Smil · BMJ · 1999 · 292 citations

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The dynamics of livelihood diversification in post-famine Ethiopia

Steven Block, Patrick Webb · Food Policy · 2001 · 291 citations

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Authors

395

  1. CÓ
    Cormac Ó Gráda

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    12 publications · 580 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. JM
    Joel Mokyr

    Northwestern University, United States

    4 publications · 194 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. JZ
    Junsen Zhang

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    3 publications · 88 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. NQ
    Nancy Qian

    Yale University, United States

    4 publications · 79 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. MV
    Megan Vaughan

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 247 citations

    4

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Institutions

178

  1. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    962 citations

  2. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    550 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    683 citations

  4. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    385 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    113 citations

  6. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  8. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    2 publications

    181 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 20 publications · 1.6K citations

    18

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  2. Population Studies

    15 publications · 784 citations

    13

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 10 publications · 376 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. The Economic History Review

    9 publications · 234 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Population and Development Review

    9 publications · 954 citations

    9

    h-index

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