French GDP 1280-1850

The data contains estimates of French GDP per capita (in 1990 $) constructed using the demand-side approach. The details on the historical sources and the construction of the data-set are explained in Ridolfi, L. and Nuvolari, A. (2021), 'L’histoire immobile? A reappraisal of French economic growth using the demand-side approach, 1280–1850', European Review of Economic History, 25 (3): 405-428.  

Universe:  yearly series of French GDP per capita

Data Source:  The main source for the GDP estimation are data on wages and prices collected for this paper: Ridolfi, L. (2019), 'Six Centuries of Real Wages in France from Louis IX to Napoleon III: 1250–1860', Journal of Economic History, 79 (3): 589-627. 

The following publications are supplemented by the data in this project.

• Ridolfi, Leonardo, and Alessandro Nuvolari. “L’histoire Immobile? A Reappraisal of French Economic Growth Using the Demand-Side Approach, 1280–1850.” European Review of Economic History 25, no. 3 (August 2, 2021): 405–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/ereh/heab012.