Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP18609
Authors: Victor Gay; Paula Eugenia Gobbi; Marc Goi
Abstract: Customary law regulated most European societies during the middle ages and the early modern period. To better understand the roots of legal customs and their implications for long-run development, we introduce an atlas of customary regions of Ancien Régime France. We also describe the historical origins of French customs, their role as source of law, and their legal content. We then provide various insights into avenues of research opened by this database.
Keywords: customary law; custom; institution; legal origin; ancien régime; france
JEL Codes: K00; N43; P48
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| historical customs (B11) | long-run economic outcomes (P17) |
| egalitarian inheritance customs (J12) | fertility rates (J13) |
| impartible inheritance customs (H24) | fertility rates (J13) |
| customary atlas (Y91) | impact of legal origins on economic development (O17) |
| legal origins (K15) | contemporary financial systems (P34) |