The study also expanded its analysis beyond Rome and China. It included comparisons with the Aztec Empire in 1492, which, according to the data, exhibited even higher levels of resource extraction.

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Rome’s extraction ratio was 69%. Han China’s: a steeper 80%. The Aztec Empire, studied by co-author Guido Alfani of Bocconi University previously, reached 89%. That higher figure may help ...

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