Professor of Economic History, Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College.
BA (1969) Carleton College
MA (1973) PhD (1975) Harvard University.
Research Interests: Economic History, Technological change, Public policy.
Agricultural Productivity and Rural Incomes in England and the Yangtze Delta, c. 1620- c. 1820.
The Nitrogen Hypothesis and the English Agricultural Revolution: A Biological Analysis.
Progress and Poverty in Early Modern Europe.
Real Wages in Europe and Asia: A First Look at the Long-term Patterns
Mr. Lockyer meets the Index Number Problem: the standard of living in Canton and London in 1704
email: bob.allen@nuffield.oxford.ac.uk
External homepage - Nuffield
Wages, Prices, and Living Standards: The World - Historical Perspective
Science, Economics, and the British Industrial Revolution - GEHN Conference in Leyden, September 2004 - PPT (32Mb) or PDF (6Mb)
Week 2 Lecture (3Mb)
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