Tag: French history

Book Review: Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine by George Gale

http://www.ucpress.edu/img/ covers/isbn13/9780520265486.jpg Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine, by George Gale, is a highly educational and well-written book covering the phylloxera crisis starting in the late 1800s and how the world continues to struggle with the pest even…

A Closer Look into History: The Phylloxera Crisis in France and Long-term Health Impacts

Today’s review paper topic ties in issues related to viticulture, health, history, and finance.  Carried out by a group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this post presents a paper looking at possible long-run health impacts of “income shocks”…