A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989

A major problem with the existing estimates of Italian GDP estimates for the nineteenth century is that they show virtually no advance in per capita GDP for the three decades before 1890, when all other Western European countries were experiencing significant growth. These estimates have troubled hi...

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Main Author: A. MADDISON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-10-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10651
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description A major problem with the existing estimates of Italian GDP estimates for the nineteenth century is that they show virtually no advance in per capita GDP for the three decades before 1890, when all other Western European countries were experiencing significant growth. These estimates have troubled historians trying to interpret Italian economic development as well as analysts of comparative economic performance. The present work examines the problems related to official estimates of Italian GDP and puts forward revised estimates.
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spelling doaj.art-0212258bd29046ea84c994c74977d09a2023-02-03T16:47:00ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432013-10-014417710.13133/2037-3643/10651A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989A. MADDISONA major problem with the existing estimates of Italian GDP estimates for the nineteenth century is that they show virtually no advance in per capita GDP for the three decades before 1890, when all other Western European countries were experiencing significant growth. These estimates have troubled historians trying to interpret Italian economic development as well as analysts of comparative economic performance. The present work examines the problems related to official estimates of Italian GDP and puts forward revised estimates. https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/10651ItalyGrowthGDP estimates
spellingShingle A. MADDISON
A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
PSL Quarterly Review
Italy
Growth
GDP estimates
title A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
title_full A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
title_fullStr A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
title_full_unstemmed A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
title_short A revised estimate of Italian economic growth, 1861-1989
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topic Italy
Growth
GDP estimates
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