Wages, prices, and living standards in China, 1738–1925: in comparison with Europe, Japan, and India
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- Robert C. Allen & Jean-Pascal Bassino & Debin Ma & Christine Moll-Murata & Jan Luiten Van Zanden, 2011. "Wages, prices, and living standards in China, 1738–1925: in comparison with Europe, Japan, and India," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 64, pages 8-38, February.
- Allen, Robert C. & Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Ma, Debin & Moll-Murata, Christine & Zanden, Jan Luiten van, 2009. "Wages, prices, and living standards in China, 1738-1925: in comparison with Europe, Japan and India," Economic History Working Papers 27871, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
- Robert C. Allen & Jean-Pascal Bassino & Debin Ma & Christine Moll-Murata & Jan Luiten van Zanden, 2011. "Wages, prices, and living standards in China, 1738-1925: in comparison with Europe, Japan, and India," Post-Print halshs-00647265, HAL.
- Allen, Robert C. & Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Ma, Debin & Moll-Murata, Christine & van Zanden, Jan Luiten, 2011. "Wages, prices, and living standards in China, 1738-1925: in comparison with Europe, Japan, and India," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 32403, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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