Seven Centuries of Unreal Wages The Unreliable Data, Sources and Methods that have been used for Measuring Standards of Living in the Past /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hatcher, John (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Stephenson, Judy Z. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Social history.; Labor economics.; Economic theory.; Economic History.; Social History.; Labor Economics.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.

The quality of life experienced by people in the past is one of the most important areas of historical enquiry, and the standard of living of populations is one of the leading measures of the economic performance of nations. Yet how accurate is the information on which these judgments are based? Thi...