Terms of Trade and Economic Growth in Nineteenth Century Britain

Douglas Irwin

Bulletin of Economic Research, 1991, vol. 43, issue 1, 93-101

Abstract: International trade and economic growth have been considered intimately linked in nineteenth century Britain. Conventional estimates of Britain's gross national product, however, fail to account for changes in the terms of trade and may be misleading indicators of changes in real income. Revised figures that incorporate terms of trade changes are presented here. One finding is that conventional estimates of GNP overstate growth in real income early in the century when the terms of trade deteriorated. Copyright 1991 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the Board of Trustees of the Bulletin of Economic Research

Date: 1991
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