British Economic Growth, 1270-1870
- S. Broadberry, B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton, B. Leeuwen
- Economics, History
- 4 August 2015
We provide annual estimates of GDP for England between 1270 and 1700 and
for Great Britain between 1700 and 1870, constructed from the output side. The GDP
data are combined with population…
BRITISH ECONOMIC GROWTH, 1270-1870: AN OUTPUT-BASED APPROACH
- S. Broadberry, B. Campbell, A. Klein, M. Overton, B. Leeuwen
- Economics, History
- 11 December 2011
This paper reconstructs GDP from the output side for medieval and early modern Britain. In contrast to the long run stagnation of living standards suggested by daily real wage rates, output-based GDP…
India and the great divergence: an Anglo-Indian comparison of GDP per capita, 1600–1871
- S. Broadberry, Johann Custodis, B. Gupta
- Economics, History
- 2015
The Early Modern Great Divergence: Wages, Prices and Economic Development in Europe and Asia, 1500-1800
- S. Broadberry, B. Gupta
- Economics, History
- 1 March 2005
Contrary to the claims of Pomeranz, Parthasarathi and other ‘world historians’, the prosperous parts of Asia between 1500 and 1800 look similar to the stagnating southern, central and eastern parts…
How Did the United States and Germany Overtake Britian? A Sectoral Analysis of Comparative Productivity Levels, 1870–1990
- S. Broadberry
- EconomicsJournal Economic History
- 1 June 1998
A sectoral analysis of comparative labor productivity levels over the period 1870 to 1990 suggests mechanisms of catching-up and forging ahead that are rather different from those found in the…
Aggregate and per capita GDP in Europe, 1870–2000: continental, regional and national data with changing boundaries
- S. Broadberry, A. Klein
- Economics
- 21 February 2012
This article presents estimates of aggregate and per capita GDP in constant prices for Europe over the period 1870–2000. Following the approach of Bairoch, we present figures for the continent as a…
The productivity race
- S. Broadberry
- Economics, History
- 1997
This book is a reassessment of British performance in manufacturing since 1850 in the light of new evidence on international comparisons of productivity. Using a novel analytical framework of…
The Productivity Race: British Manufacturing in International Perspective, 1850-1990
- S. Broadberry
- Economics, History
- 14 August 1997
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction and overview Part I. Measuring Comparative Productivity Performance: 2. International comparisons of productivity in manufacturing: benchmark estimates by industry 3.…
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