Biological innovation and productivity growth in the antebellum cotton economy / Alan L. Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode.
| Author/creator | Olmstead, Alan L. |
| Other author | Rhode, Paul Webb. |
| Other author | National Bureau of Economic Research. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from NBER Working Papers |
| Series | NBER working paper series ; working paper 14142 Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; working paper no. 14142. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | "The Cliometrics literature on slave efficiency has generally focused on static questions. We take a decidedly more dynamic approach. Drawing on the records of 142 plantations with 509 crops years, we show that the average daily cotton picking rate increased about four-fold between 1801 and 1862. We argue that the development and diffusion of new cotton varieties were the primary sources of the increased efficiency. These finding have broad implications for understanding the South's preeminence in the world cotton market, the pace of westward expansion, and the importance of indigenous technological innovation"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site. |
| General note | Title from PDF file as viewed on 7/18/2008. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also available in print. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008610958 |
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