Regional and National Productivity Comparisons without Production Data: Method and an Application to 14th Century Europe

Karl Gunnar Persson
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Karl Gunnar Persson: Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen

No 92-11, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: A formula is developed that enables labour productivity ranking of regions with minimum access to data. Furthermore, a probability approach is chosen in the use of uncertain information. Results indicate a productivity gap in favour of 14th century Italy compared to England.

Keywords: history of factor prices and markets; Italy; England (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
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Published as: "Was there a productivity gap between fourteenth-century Italy and England?" Economic History Review, 1993, 6(1), pp. 105-14

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