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  1. Per‑capita money supply rose after the Black Death because coins persisted while population plunged, increasing the amount of money available per survivor and thus shifting prices, wages, and bargaining dynamics.

    Per‑capita money supply rose after the Black Death because coins persisted while population plunged, increasing the amount of money available per survivor and thus shifting prices, wages, and bargaining dynamics.
  2. Many lords abandoned direct manor management and switched to leasing because rising wages and falling grain prices made demesne farming unprofitable, so fixed leases shifted labor and market risk onto tenants.

    Many lords abandoned direct manor management and switched to leasing because rising wages and falling grain prices made demesne farming unprofitable, so fixed leases shifted labor and market risk onto tenants.
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