Agricultural Productivity Across Prussia During the Industrial Revolution: A ThŸnen Perspective

Michael Kopsidis () and Nikolaus Wolf

No 13, Working Papers from European Historical Economics Society (EHES)

Abstract: This paper explores the pattern of agricultural productivity across 19th century Prussia to gain new insights on the causes of the ÒLittle DivergenceÓ between European regions. We argue that access to urban demand was the dominant factor explaining the gradient of agricultural productivity as had been suggested much earlier theoretically by von ThŸnen (1826) and empirically by Engel (1867). This is in line with recent findings on a limited degree of interregional market integration in 19th century Prussia.

Keywords: Prussia; Agricultural Productivity; Industrialisation; Market Access (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N53 O43 O47 Q13 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2012-01
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