CONSUMPTION OF FARM OUTPUT AND ECONOMIC-GROWTH IN THE OLD NORTHWEST, 1800-1860
成果类型:
Article; Proceedings Paper
署名作者:
University of Kansas; National Bureau of Economic Research
刊物名称:
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
ISSN/ISSBN:
0022-0507
DOI:
10.1017/S0022050700012936
发表日期:
1993
页码:
308-318
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摘要:
In this article we present the first estimates of output per capita for the Old Northwest in the years before 1840. The results indicate that the region grew quite rapidly, even during its earliest formative years. Its performance relative to the nation depends on the definition of output.