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New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the thirteen American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest.
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- Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson
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Mar 23, 2015 · New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the 13 American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest.
- Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson
- 2015
Mar 23, 2015 · New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the 13 American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest.
New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the 1 3 American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest. Colonial per capita incomes rose only very slowly if at all, for five reasons: productivity growth was slow; population in the low-income (but subsistence-plus)
American Colonial Incomes, 1650-1774. Jeffrey Williamson, January 2014, Paper. "New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the thirteen American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest.
Apr 1, 1975 · A time series of New England wealth estimates which suggests that per capita real wealth rose at an average annual rate of 1.6% between 1650 and 1709 is presented below. These estimates provide a measure of the economic endowments available to the New England colonists and a basis for comparisons across regions and time.
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The figures for the probate-type living (columns 3, 4, 7, 8), ap- proximately one-third of potential wealth holders in New England, have been pulled down in columns 1, 2, 5, and 6 by the effect of our inclusion of lower wealth estimates for the nonprobate types.
