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Regional GDP in Britain, 1871-1911: some estimates

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The paper builds on a method proposed by Geary and Stark (2002) for estimating regional incomes in Victorian Britain. This is modified by using tax data to allocate non-wage income across regions. The results suggest that the coefficient of variation of regional GDP per head was rising rapidly prior to World War I in similar fashion to the late twentieth century such that its level in 1911 and 2001 was about the same. In both episodes of globalization there were big winners and big losers among British regions.

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  • Crafts, Nicholas, 2004. "Regional GDP in Britain, 1871-1911: some estimates," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 22557, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:22557
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    JEL classification:

    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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