[图书][B] Feeding the world: an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000
G Federico - 2010 - degruyter.com
In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected,
success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of …
success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of …
Structural change out of agriculture: Labor push versus labor pull
F Alvarez-Cuadrado, M Poschke - American Economic Journal …, 2011 - aeaweb.org
A declining agricultural employment share is a key feature of economic development. Its
main drivers are: improvements in agricultural technology combined with Engel's law …
main drivers are: improvements in agricultural technology combined with Engel's law …
Engel versus Baumol: Accounting for structural change using two centuries of US data
BN Dennis, TB İşcan - Explorations in Economic history, 2009 - Elsevier
In the last two centuries, the reallocation of labor out of agriculture has been a dominant
feature of structural change and economic growth in the United States. This paper uses an …
feature of structural change and economic growth in the United States. This paper uses an …
Nutrition, the biological standard of living, and cliometrics
LA Craig - Handbook of cliometrics, 2024 - Springer
In much of the world today, populations are richer, taller, and enjoy longer healthier lives
than their counterparts in the past. Cliometricians debate the extent to which this “health …
than their counterparts in the past. Cliometricians debate the extent to which this “health …
Mechanical refrigeration and the integration of perishable commodity markets
In this paper, we provide a history of the economic impact of mechanical refrigeration in the
United States. We also examine spatial and temporal aspects of market integration …
United States. We also examine spatial and temporal aspects of market integration …
The effect of mechanical refrigeration on nutrition in the United States
Although the principles of refrigeration have been understood for thousands of years, the
widespread use of mechanical refrigeration in the processing, shipping, and storing of …
widespread use of mechanical refrigeration in the processing, shipping, and storing of …
The growth of world agricultural production, 1800–1938
G Federico - Research in economic history, 2004 - emerald.com
World population has increased six-fold in the last two centuries, and thus agricultural
production must have grown as well. The last fifty years of this increase are covered by the …
production must have grown as well. The last fifty years of this increase are covered by the …
The equally “bad” French and English farmers of Quebec: New TFP measures from the 1831 census
New TFP estimates drawn from the neglected census of 1831 for Lower Canada are used to
test the controversial (but still dominant) traditional “poor French farmers” explanation for a …
test the controversial (but still dominant) traditional “poor French farmers” explanation for a …
[图书][B] Fostering on the farm: Child placement in the rural Midwest
M Birk - 2015 - books.google.com
From 1870 until after World War I, reformers led an effort to place children from orphanages,
asylums, and children's homes with farming families. The farmers received free labor in …
asylums, and children's homes with farming families. The farmers received free labor in …
Measuring away the importance of institutions: The case of Seigneurial tenure and agricultural output in Canada east, 1851
V Geloso - Social Science Quarterly, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article argues that the 1851 census of Canada East (the modern‐day province of
Quebec) requires a set of important corrections. Using corrections based on ethnic origin …
Quebec) requires a set of important corrections. Using corrections based on ethnic origin …