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Rice prices, grain wages of carpenters and skill premium in Kyoto c.1260-1600: a comparison with London,Florence, Istanbul, and Cairo

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  • Jean-Pascal Bassino

    (Montpellier III University)

  • Kyoji Fukao

    (Hitotsubashi University)

  • Masanori Takashima

    (Hitotsubashi University)

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  • Jean-Pascal Bassino & Kyoji Fukao & Masanori Takashima, 2010. "Rice prices, grain wages of carpenters and skill premium in Kyoto c.1260-1600: a comparison with London,Florence, Istanbul, and Cairo," Working Papers 10019, Economic History Society.
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