Agricultural Output, Calories and Living Standards in England Before and During the Industrial Revolution

Kelly, Morgan; O'Grada, Cormac

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2035354

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Agricultural Output, Calories and Living Standards in England Before and During the Industrial Revolution

Morgan Kelly

University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics

University College Dublin (UCD)

September 21, 2012

Abstract:
This paper surveys the results of four recent, separate attempts at estimating agricultural output and food availability in England and Wales at points between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. It highlights their contrasting implications for trends in economic growth and nutritional status over time. It also offers some suggestions aimed at narrowing gaps between the evidence and how it has been interpreted.

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Keywords: agriculture, nutrition, economic growth

JEL Classification: N1, N5

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Date posted: April 6, 2012 ; Last revised: September 21, 2012

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Kelly, Morgan and O'Grada, Cormac, Agricultural Output, Calories and Living Standards in England Before and During the Industrial Revolution (September 21, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2035354 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2035354

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Morgan Kelly University College Dublin (UCD) - Department of Economics ( email ) Belfield Dublin 4, Dublin 4 Ireland +353 1 706 8611 (Phone) +353 1 283 0068 (Fax)
Cormac O'Grada (Contact Author) University College Dublin (UCD) ( email ) Dublin 4, 4 Ireland

Abstract

Agricultural Output, Calories and Living Standards in England Before and During the Industrial Revolution

Morgan Kelly

Cormac O'Grada

Date posted: April 6, 2012 ; Last revised: September 21, 2012

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Morgan Kelly

Cormac O'Grada (Contact Author)