Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach

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Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach. / Groth, Christian; Persson, Karl Gunnar.

2016. p. 1-43.

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Groth, C & Persson, KG 2016 'Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach' pp. 1-43. <https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/manage/publications/264-2016_persson.pdf>

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Groth, C., & Persson, K. G. (2016). Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach. (pp. 1-43). University of Warwick Working Paper Series Vol. 2016 No. 264 https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/centres/cage/manage/publications/264-2016_persson.pdf

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Groth C, Persson KG. Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach. 2016 Jan 28, p. 1-43.

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Groth, Christian ; Persson, Karl Gunnar. / Growth or stagnation in pre-industrial Britain? A revealed income growth approach. 2016. pp. 1-43 (University of Warwick Working Paper Series; No. 264, Vol. 2016).

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