Relative British and American Income Levels during the First Industrial Revolution

Research in Economic History

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 249-286

  Ward, Marianne ^a   Devereux, John ^a  

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EID: 33645862280     PISSN: 03633268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-3268(05)23008-2     Document Type: Review

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