Word: osterã
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...Oster??s theory, which was originally published in last winter’s Journal of Economic Perspectives, connects the period of cold weather in Europe known as the “little ice age” to an increase in witch trials from 1520 to 1770. Oster hypothesizes that after climate conditions devastated crops, Europeans looked for someone to hold accountable—eventually resulted in the burning of tens of thousands of witches...
...Oster??s theory was the result of months of research on temperature patterns and witch trial chronology. Oster said she first grew interested in witches and weather from a course she took as an undergraduate at Harvard...
Although the paper is still in the works, Gates Professor of Developing Societies Michael Kremer, one of Oster??s Ph.D. advisers, said her work reflects the growing trend toward development economics...
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