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Resource boom and bust, 1885–1920: regional wealth evidence from probate records

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Wealth micro‐data from records probated by the Thunder Bay District Surrogate Court for 1885–1920 are examined. These data span the Canadian wheat boom era and find a break in wealth accumulation over the period 1900–1914. A bust follows the boom and real wealth during 1915–1920 is approximately 75% lower than 1910–1914. Regression results show the key determinants of wealth in the region to be time period variables, gender, literacy, occupation, marital status, and number of children. The boom had no long‐term impact on individual wealth levels in the Thunder Bay District.

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  • Livio Di Matteo, 2004. "Resource boom and bust, 1885–1920: regional wealth evidence from probate records," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 44(1), pages 52-78, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ozechr:v:44:y:2004:i:1:p:52-78
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2004.00107.x
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    1. Di Matteo, Livio, 2013. "Women, wealth and economic change: An assessment of the impact of women's property law in Wentworth County, Ontario, 1872–1927," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 50(2), pages 285-307.

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