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8. Invention, Innovation, and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Northeast
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Kenneth L. Sokoloff
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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
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
