Chinese National Income, ca. 1661–1933

Yi Xu, Zhihong Shi, Bas van Leeuwen, Yuping Ni, Zipeng Zhang and Ye Ma

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Abstract: In recent decades, national income has become increasingly important as a measure of a nation’s economic health. In this study, we used a wide array of primary and secondary sources to arrive at values of the Chinese per capita gross domestic product (GDP) during the period of 1661–1933. We found a persistent decline in the per capita GDP between the 17th and 19th centuries, followed by a period of stagnation. This pattern, which shows up in many Asian countries, with the exception of Japan, provides a basis for improving our understanding of the patterns of global economic convergence and divergence.

Keywords: China; national income; Qing dynasty; growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N15 N35 N55 N65 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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