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		mr_toad on May 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Business Booms and Depressions Since 1775 (1943) There are just so few sources of economic data when you go back further.

dredmorbius on May 23, 2024 [–]

To the extent that there are, the work of Angus Maddison seems to be the most substantive, cited, and rigorous:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Maddison_statistics_of_t...>

<https://www.rug.nl/ggdc/historicaldevelopment/maddison/relea...>

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