.@cage_warwick Economic History workshop today kicking off with Steve Broadberry: “Accounting for the Wealth of Nations: Recent Developments in Historical National Accounting” 
1) Great Divergence had late medieval origins (Maddison right)
2) Regional variation within both continents
3) Little Divergence within Europe: reversal of fortunes between North Sea Area and Mediterranean Europe
4) Little Divergence within Asia: Japan overtaking China and India
2) Regional variation within both continents
3) Little Divergence within Europe: reversal of fortunes between North Sea Area and Mediterranean Europe
4) Little Divergence within Asia: Japan overtaking China and India
Ongoing work looks at regional data from China.
Ultimately direction of travel seems to be more nuanced discussion of regional differences between and within continents instead of "Great Divergence" as monolithic concept.
Ultimately direction of travel seems to be more nuanced discussion of regional differences between and within continents instead of "Great Divergence" as monolithic concept.
Next in line: Kyoji Fukao on
“Accounting for Economic Growth in Japan (1875-2012) and China (1935-2012)”
Growth accounting for both countries using similar methodology.
More of his work:
ier.hit-u.ac.jp/English/facult…
“Accounting for Economic Growth in Japan (1875-2012) and China (1935-2012)”
Growth accounting for both countries using similar methodology.
More of his work:
ier.hit-u.ac.jp/English/facult…
Beautiful signature graph
Refers to forthcoming JEH paper with Jaime Reis
From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527–1850
DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S00220…
From Convergence to Divergence: Portuguese Economic Growth, 1527–1850
DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S00220…
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