Samenvatting
Late-medieval Europe was a pre-industrial society caught in apparent economic stagnation, which only started to change from the fifteenth century onwards. One of the factors contributing to the lack of economic growth was the apparent absence of integrated and efficient markets. Yet, recently, Clark (2015) - drawing from datasets on grain prices in ca. 200 locations in Britain - showed that the most important market, for grain, became relatively extensive and efficient from the thirteenth century onwards. This chapter builds upon this line of research, putting this research in an international perspective, by compiling a dataset on market performance of 60 different locations across Europe during 1300-1650. Our results indicate that the European grain market showed indeed gradually increasing performance from the fourteenth century onwards. Yet, substantial regional differences existed, with Northwestern Europe in particular benefitting most from market integration.
| Originele taal-2 | Engels |
|---|---|
| Titel | Markets and Exchanges oin Pre-modern and Traditional Societies |
| Redacteuren | Juan Carlos Moreno Garcia |
| Plaats van productie | Oxford and Philadelphia |
| Uitgeverij | Oxbow books |
| Pagina's | 155-169 |
| ISBN van elektronische versie | 978-1-78925-3 |
| ISBN van geprinte versie | 978-1-78925-611-6 |
| Status | Gepubliceerd - 2021 |