Level of income and income distribution in mid-18th century France, according to Francois Quesnay

The paper uses the data from Francois Quesnay's writings to derive a social table for pre-revolutionary France, estimate country's mean income and income distribution. These Quesnay-based estimates are compared with more recent estimates of 18th century French incomes and inequality.

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Year of publication:	2010-12-26
Authors:	Milanovic, Branko
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	pre-revolutionary France \| inequality \| social tables \| Quesnay

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; N33 - Europe: Pre-1913 ; B11 - Preclassical
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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