June 1982
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29 Reads
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595 Citations
The Economic Journal
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June 1982
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29 Reads
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595 Citations
The Economic Journal
... During the Roman Empire, there was very little, if any progress. In the 17th century, according to some estimates by Wrigley and Schofield,5 life expectancy in some selected European countries like England and the Netherlands reached 37 years. In England, by 1820 and during the industrialisation period, life expectancy fluctuated around 41 years, and in the first decade of the twentieth century climbed to 50 years. ...
June 1982
The Economic Journal