Regional GDP in Britain, 1871-1911: some estimates

Nicholas Crafts

Economic History Working Papers from London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: N23 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2004-03
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Journal Article: REGIONAL GDP IN BRITAIN, 1871–1911: SOME ESTIMATES (2005)
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