Contributions

  • National Bureau of Economic Research. - Contributor

Publication

2005 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

11,500 words, Guess

Page Count

46 pages

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Description

"The paper provides a comparative history of the economic impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. By focussing on the relative price evidence, it is possible to show that the conflict had major economic effects around the world. Britain's control of the seas meant that it was much less affected than other nations, such as France and the United States. Explicit welfare calculations are provided for four countries, Britain, France, Sweden and the United States. Welfare losses were largest in the US, where they were of the order of 5-6% per annum; by contrast, they lay between 3-4% per annum in France, and between 1.7-1.8% per annum in Britain. On the other hand, the conflict helped pave the way for the more liberal international economic environment of the long 19th century"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryEconomic historyEconomic aspectsNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815Economic history -- 19th centuryNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Economic aspectsEconomic aspects of Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Series Statement

  • NBER working paper series -- no. 11344.
  • Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 11344.

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  • The worldwide economic impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic warsNational Bureau of Economic Research2005

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