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Reconstruction Of Export Series For Peru Before The Great Depression

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This article discusses the available sources of information on the value and volume of Peru’s exports and estimates the current value of exports, the index of export prices and the quantum of exports using a wide variety of sources. By relying on several sources, I estimate the first complete series of the current value of exports for Peru for 1830-1930. Importantly, I adjust other studies’ estimates by taking into account the deficiencies of foreign sources and by distinguishing between exports of specie and of minerals. The estimations show that exports experienced substantial growth in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Guano Era. Exports stagnated in the 1870s and dropped during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) before recovering in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially during World War I.

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  • Zegarra, Luis Felipe, 2018. "Reconstruction Of Export Series For Peru Before The Great Depression," Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 36(3), pages 393-421, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:reveco:v:36:y:2018:i:03:p:393-421_00
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    1. Peres-Cajías, José & Torregrosa-Hetland, Sara & Ducoing, Cristián, 2020. "Resource abundance and public finances in five peripheral economies, 1850-1939," Lund Papers in Economic History 216, Lund University, Department of Economic History.
    2. Peres-Cajías, José & Torregrosa-Hetland, Sara & Ducoing, Cristián, 2022. "Resource abundance and public finances in five peripheral economies, 1850s–1930s," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    3. Luis Felipe Zegarra, 2020. "Living Costs and Real Wages in Nineteenth Century Lima: Levels and International Comparisons," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(2), pages 186-219, July.

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