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Robert E. Gallman; John Joseph Wallis

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Robert E. Gallman and John Joseph Wallis

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Gallman, Robert E. and Wallis, John Joseph. "Introduction". American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, edited by Robert E. Gallman and John Joseph Wallis, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226279473-002

Gallman, R. & Wallis, J. (1992). Introduction. In R. Gallman & J. Wallis (Ed.), American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War (pp. 1-18). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226279473-002

Gallman, R. and Wallis, J. 1992. Introduction. In: Gallman, R. and Wallis, J. ed. American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226279473-002

Gallman, Robert E. and Wallis, John Joseph. "Introduction" In American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War edited by Robert E. Gallman and John Joseph Wallis, 1-18. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226279473-002

Gallman R, Wallis J. Introduction. In: Gallman R, Wallis J (ed.) American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 1992. p.1-18. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226279473-002

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. U. S. Labor Force Estimates and Economic Growth, 1800-1860 19
2. American Economic Growth before the Civil War: The Testimony of the Capital Stock Estimates 79
3. Inequalities in the Standard of Living in the United States, 1798-1875 121
4. Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence 173
5. Consumer Behavior, Diet , and the Standard of Living in Late Colonial and Early Antebellum America, 1770-1840 217
6. Stature and Living Standards in the United States 265
7. The Productivity Consequences of Market Integration: Agriculture in Massachusetts, 177 1-1 801 311
8. Invention, Innovation, and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Northeast 345
Contributors 385
Author Index 387
Subject Index 393

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. U. S. Labor Force Estimates and Economic Growth, 1800-1860 19
2. American Economic Growth before the Civil War: The Testimony of the Capital Stock Estimates 79
3. Inequalities in the Standard of Living in the United States, 1798-1875 121
4. Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence 173
5. Consumer Behavior, Diet , and the Standard of Living in Late Colonial and Early Antebellum America, 1770-1840 217
6. Stature and Living Standards in the United States 265
7. The Productivity Consequences of Market Integration: Agriculture in Massachusetts, 177 1-1 801 311
8. Invention, Innovation, and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Northeast 345
Contributors 385
Author Index 387
Subject Index 393

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