@article {17764,
	title = {Maize and Precolonial Africa},
	journal = {Journal of Development Economics},
	volume = {136},
	number = {jan},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {137-150},
	abstract = {Columbus{\textquoteright}s arrival in the New World triggered an unprecedented movement of people and crops across the Atlantic Ocean. We study a largely overlooked part of this\&nbsp;Columbian Exchange: the effects of New World crops in Africa. Specifically, we test the hypothesis that the introduction of maize increased\&nbsp;population density\&nbsp;and slave exports in precolonial Africa. We find robust empirical support for these predictions. We also find little evidence to suggest maize increased\&nbsp;economic growth\&nbsp;or reduced conflict. Our results suggest that rather than stimulating development, the introduction of maize simply increased the supply of slaves during the slave trades.},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387818303195?via\%3Dihub},
	author = {Jevan Cherniwchan and Juan Moreno-Cruz}
}
