An arbitrage model of crop rotation in 18th century England
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 pl...
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University of Oxford
1999
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