Prices, wages and living standards in Spain in the modern era

• Luis Felipe Zegarra ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

     Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

     Perú

     
• Localización: Revista de Historia Económica = Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, ISSN 0212-6109, Año nº 42, Nº 2, 2024, págs. 243-268
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S0212610924000107
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  • español

    Este estudio se basa en un modelo de programación lineal para estimar ratios de bienestar en España en 1600-1800. Usando un modelo de programación lineal, se halla la canasta de consumo que garantizó la ingesta de nutrientes básicos al mínimo costo posible. Las estimaciones muestran que las familias de bajos ingresos en Toledo tenían mayores ratios de bienestar que en Barcelona.

    Asimismo, los ratios de bienestar en España estuvieron siempre por debajo de los ratios de Londres y Ámsterdam. La divergencia entre Europa del Norte y España se inició antes de la Revolución Industrial y aumentó a lo largo del tiempo.

  • English

    This study relies on a linear programming model to estimate welfare ratios in Spain between 1600 and 1800. This method is used to find the food basket that guaranteed the intake of basic nutrients at the lowest cost. The estimates show that working families in Toledo had higher welfare ratios than in those in Barcelona. In addition, the welfare ratios of Spain were always below those of London and Amsterdam. The divergence between Northern Europe and Spain started before the Industrial Revolution and increased over time.

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