British Episodic Economic Growth 1850-1938

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British Episodic Economic Growth 1850-1938

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S. Solomou
C. A. Ristuccia

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Solomos Solomou

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This paper argues that non-random measurement errors in the estimates of British Gross Domestic Product makes the compromise estimate a biased indicator of medium-term economic growth. Since the compromise estimate of GDP has been widely accepted and used to describe macroeconomic trends in the British economy this has resulted in descriptions of British economic growth that are best explained as statistical artifacts. This paper questions the existence of an “Edwardian Climacteric”, argues for a rethinking of the myth of the “Great Depression” and offers new insights on inter-war economic growth.

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Paper provided by Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge in its series Cambridge Working Papers in Economics with number 0208.

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Date of creation: Mar 2002
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N13 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations - - - Europe: Pre-1913
N14 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations - - - Europe: 1913-
O52 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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