Economic growth in the Baltic States since 1913: From capitalism to socialism and back

Thesis

This thesis provides the first continuous GDP per capita estimates for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia for 1919–1995 and, by splicing the series with existing data, offers the first set of national accounts for the Baltic states covering 1913/1919–2024. By gathering and utilising extensive primary archival and published data as well as drawing on new and existing benchmark GDP figures, the study produces detailed output-side estimates which allow for sectoral analysis of Baltic economic growth...

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Authors: Klimantas, A

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-w4m7beqqg
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: interwar growth; historical national accounting; Latvian GDP; Baltic GDP; Estonian GDP; Lithuanian GDP; socialist growth
• Subjects: National income--Accounting; Gross domestic product; Economic history