Table 1. Descriptive statistics Variable...

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

Variable	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Main variables
Any printing press	0.11	0.31	0	1
Dominican monastery	0.19	0.39	0	1
Controls
Ln(city size, 1400)	0.68	0.84	0	4.50
Pct. growth, 1000 to 1400	2.35	4.7	$-$ 0.9	59
Market potential	90.1	35.7	0	145.9
University in 1215	0.002	0.045	0	1
Distance to uni. (km)	498	344	0	2173
Battles, 1000–1400	2.88	4.75	0	36
Black Death mortality	50.9	10.0	0	75
Distance to Mainz (km)	891	496	0	2652
Other monasteries	2.1	2.4	0	25
Elevation	202	227	$-$ 4	1333
Agri. suit.	2108	406	0	3042
Var. in suit.	48.9	88.3	0	1083
Temperature	13.9	2.2	3.55	20.5
Rainfall	60.7	20.9	14.9	151.7
River access	0.14	0.35	0	1
Sea access	0.10	0.30	0	1

Variable	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Main variables
Any printing press	0.11	0.31	0	1
Dominican monastery	0.19	0.39	0	1
Controls
Ln(city size, 1400)	0.68	0.84	0	4.50
Pct. growth, 1000 to 1400	2.35	4.7	$-$ 0.9	59
Market potential	90.1	35.7	0	145.9
University in 1215	0.002	0.045	0	1
Distance to uni. (km)	498	344	0	2173
Battles, 1000–1400	2.88	4.75	0	36
Black Death mortality	50.9	10.0	0	75
Distance to Mainz (km)	891	496	0	2652
Other monasteries	2.1	2.4	0	25
Elevation	202	227	$-$ 4	1333
Agri. suit.	2108	406	0	3042
Var. in suit.	48.9	88.3	0	1083
Temperature	13.9	2.2	3.55	20.5
Rainfall	60.7	20.9	14.9	151.7
River access	0.14	0.35	0	1
Sea access	0.10	0.30	0	1

Note(s):

Based on sample of 1901 cities

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