Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe

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Oil and Conflict: What Does the Cross-Country Evidence Really Show? (2010, background): “7 See also Oster (2004) and Miguel (2005) for the effect of negative economic shocks on violence.”
The Economic Origins of Conflict in Africa (2017, unknown): “The idea that poor households must engage in risky or costly coping behaviors in the face of such shocks is in keeping with evidence from a broad empirical literature (e.g., Oster 2004; Miguel 2005; de Janvry et al. 2006; Dupas and Robinson 2012).”
Education, Poverty and Terrorism: Is There a Causal Connection? (2003, unknown): “Oster (2004), for example, finds that witchcraft trials were more common during periods of inclement weather, which she associates with poor economic conditions.”
Jewish Persecutions and Weather Shocks: 1100-1800 (2017, unknown): “Oster (2004) finds that cold weather shocks were associated with witchcraft trials in early-modern Europe.”