A statistical analysis of wheat price fluctuations in England: 1685-1850

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 564-588

  Chambers, Marcus J ^a   Bailey, Roy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PRICE DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032745746     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00899.x     Document Type: Article

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