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An arbitrage model of crop rotation in 18th century England
- Abstract:
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The Industrial Revolution in England was characterised by early and rapid labour release from agriculture to industry. This was facilitated by rising levels of labour productivity in agriculture which permitted labour to be released without excessive upward pressure on food prices. New technology played a central role in raising agricultural productivity but the importance of particular innovations remains controversial. In this paper we develop an arbitrage model of crop rotation which enabl...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Publisher:
- University of Oxford Publisher's website
- Series:
- Oxford Economic and Social History Working Papers
- Article number:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
- Publication date:
- 1999-09-01
- Paper number:
- 32
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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1172835
- Local pid:
- pubs:1172835
- Deposit date:
- 2021-04-22
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- Copyright holder:
- Liam Brunt
- Copyright date:
- 1999
- Rights statement:
- © 1999 The Author(s).
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