Economic History of the United States

19th century acceleration Adapted agricultural antebellum areas average banks Barry W British Cambridge capital formation colonies colonists commodities costs cotton currency decades decline deficit demand Depression distribution economic growth Economic History Engerman England estimates expansion expenditures Explorations in Economic exports factor farm farmers Federal Reserve finance Fogel foreign higher immigration impact important improvements income per capita indentured servants industry inequality inputs investment Journal of Economic labor force land major manufacturing ment migration million modern economic growth monetary money supply nomic North output percent Peter Temin population growth Princeton Princeton University productivity advance railroads rapid growth rapidly rate of growth ratio regions relative reserve ratio Robert Fogel sector share shift slave social savings Source South Stanley Engerman tariffs taxes terms of trade textiles tion tobacco transportation trend United University Press urban wages Washington D.C. wealth Williamson workers York