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New Evidence on the Standard of Living in Sweden during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries : Long-Term Development of the Demographic Response to Short-Term Economic Stress

Bengtsson, Tommy LU and Dribe, Martin LU (2005) p.319-340
Abstract
Presents a new view of the standard of living development in Sweden during the agricultural revolution, using evidence on the ability to overcome short-term economic stress. The results corroborate previous findings, based on a variety of indicators, that standard of living in Sweden increased for most people after the mid-nineteenth century, but also support a more negative view of the immediate effects of the agricultural transformation in the beginning of the nineteenth century on the landless groups in society.
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agricultural revolution, demography, economic stress, event history analysis, fertility, grain prices, mortality, real wages, standard of living, Sweden
host publication
Living Standards in the Past : New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe - New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe
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319 - 340
publisher
Oxford University Press
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  • scopus:84920106028
ISBN
9780199280681
DOI
10.1093/0199280681.003.0015
language
English
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  booktitle    = {{Living Standards in the Past : New Perspectives on Well-Being in Asia and Europe}},
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