Online First Journal of Economic Growth Online 14 Jan 2026Property rights, fiscal capacity, and social capacity: The lasting impact of the Taiping RebellionWeizheng Lai · Lixin Colin Xu · Li YangResearch question and motivation: How do civil wars affect long-term development, and through which institutional mechanisms? The paper studies the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) in Qing China, one of …