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Did Real World Per Capita Income Really Grow Faster in 1870-1913 Than In 1973-1992?

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  1. Monetary and Economic Policy Department (MEB), De Nederlandsche Bank NV, P.O. Box 98, 1000, AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter A.G. van Bergeijk

  2. Research Centre for Economic Policy at, Erasmus University OCFEB, The Netherlands.

    Peter A.G. van Bergeijk

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van Bergeijk, P.A. Did Real World Per Capita Income Really Grow Faster in 1870-1913 Than In 1973-1992?. De Economist 146, 143–159 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003210110385

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