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- Enflo, Kerstin, et al.
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Swedish regional GDP 1855-2000 Estimations and general trends in the Swedish regional system
- 2014
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In: Research in Economic History. - 0363-3268. ; 30, s. 47-89
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper uses a method devised by Geary and Stark to estimate regional GDPs for 24 Swedish provinces 1855-2007. In empirical tests, we find that the Swedish estimations yield results of good precision, comparable to those reported in the international literature. From the literature, we generate six expectations concerning the development of regional GDPs in Sweden. Using the GDP estimations, we test these expectations empirically. We find that the historical regional GDPs show a high correlation over time, but that the early industrialization process co-evolved with a dramatic redistribution of productive capacity. We show that the regional inequalities in GDP per capita were at their lowest point in modern history in the early 1980s. However, while efficiency in the regional system has never been as equal, absolute regional differences in scale of production has increased dramatically over our investigated period. This process has especially benefited the metropolitan provinces. We present detailed sources of our estimations and also sketch a research agenda from our results.
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- Edquist, Harald, et al.
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Technological Breakthroughs and Productivity Growth
- 2006
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In: Research in Economic History. - : Jai Press Inc.. - 0363-3268. ; 24, s. 1-53
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study consists of an examination of productivity growth following three major technological breakthroughs: the steam power revolution, electrification and the ICT revolution. The distinction between sectors producing and sectors using the new technology is emphasized. A major finding for all breakthroughs is that there is a long lag from the time of the original invention until a substantial increase in the rate of productivity growth can be observed. There is also strong evidence of rapid price decreases for steam engines, electricity, electric motors and ICT products. However, there is no persuasive direct evidence that the steam engine producing industry and electric machinery had particularly high productivity growth rates. For the ICT revolution the highest productivity growth rates are found in the ICT-producing industries. We suggest that one explanation could be that hedonic price indexes are not used for the steam engine and the electric motor. Still, it is likely that the rate of technological development has been much more rapid during the ICT revolution compared to any of the previous breakthroughs.
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- Söderberg, Johan, 1950-
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Grain Prices in Cairo and Europe in the Middle Ages
- 2006
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In: Research in Economic History. - Amsterdam : Elsevier JAI. - 0363-3268. ; 24, s. 189-216
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper compares grain prices between Cairo and Europe during medieval times. Prices were higher and more volatile in Cairo than in Europe. Over time, price levels declined in large parts of Europe but not in Cairo. No price integration can be seen between the European Mediterranean region and Cairo. In north-western Europe, a cluster of urban centers showing similar price movements had emerged in the fourteenth century, at the latest. The Mediterranean area was not integrated into this network. Price integration in north-western Europe may have contributed to the economic advancement of this region in late medieval and early modern times. Climatic fluctuations (in temperature as well as in the water level of the Nile) affected Cairo grain prices. In Europe, on the other hand, short-term temperature variation did not have an appreciable impact on prices. Western European price integration cannot, it seems, be explained by the existence of a common climatic factor. Early European economic development was facilitated by a robust environment. Document Options:Content accessView HTMLView PDFReferences References (40) Reprints & permissions RequestMarked listAdd to:Session © Emerald Group Publishing Limited | Copyright info | Site Policies .
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