Wages and standards of living in the 19th century from a comparative perspective. Consumption basket, Bare Bone Basket and welfare ratio in Buenos Aires, 1825–1849

Jorge Gelman and Daniel Santilli
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Jorge Gelman: Instituto Ravignani – UBA/CONICET, Argentina

Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2018, vol. 14, issue 02, 94-106

Abstract: Thus far, there is not one single consumption basket of Buenos Aires for the whole 19th century. The available series cover from the 18th century until 1810 and between the latter decades of the 19th century and the early 20th century. Most of the 19th century remains uncovered although research on prices of specific goods has advanced recently. In this article we construct two consumer baskets, based on primary sources from Buenos Aires archives: a Bare Bone Basket and a ‘respectable’ basket, according to Allen's denominations. Furthermore, through the calculation of the welfare ratio for those baskets, this study aims to achieve a better assessment of the urban and rural wages and real income of the population of Buenos Aires during this period. KEY Classification-JEL: N36. N010. N96. N010

Keywords: Cesta.; Bienestar.; Precios.; Salarios (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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