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SUMMARY:Regional Variation of GDP per Head within China\, 1080-1850: Impli
 cations for the Great Divergence Debate - Stephen Broadberry (Oxford Unive
 rsity)\, co-authored with Hanhui Guan (Peking University)
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CONTACT:Aleksandra Dul
DESCRIPTION:We examine regional variation in Chinese GDP per head for five
  benchmark years from the Song dynasty to the Qing. For the Ming and Qing 
 dynasties\, we provide a breakdown of regional GDP per head across seven m
 acro regions\, establishing that East Central China was the richest macro 
 region. In addition\, we provide data on the Yangzi Delta\, the core of Ea
 st Central China\, widely seen as the richest part of China since 1400. Ya
 ngzi Delta GDP per head was 64 to 67 per cent higher than in China as a wh
 ole for three of the four Ming and Qing benchmarks\, and 52 per cent highe
 r during the late Ming. For the Northern Song dynasty\, although it is not
  possible to derive a full regional breakdown\, we provide data for Kaifen
 g Fu\, the region containing the capital city as well as the Yangzi Delta.
  GDP per head in Kaifeng Fu was more than twice the level of China as a wh
 ole and higher than in the Yangzi Delta. Combined with aggregate data for 
 GDP per head\, these estimates suggest that China was the leading economy 
 in the world during the Song dynasty and that the Great Divergence began a
 round 1700 as the leading region of China fell decisively behind the leadi
 ng region of Europe. They are also consistent with a shift in the economic
  centre of gravity from the north to the south between the Northern Song a
 nd Ming dynasties.\n\nJoin us on Zoom:\nhttps://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/816287
 87646?pwd=QkNCenBVd1JTbDExWEthU1FOY05zUT09 \n\nMeeting ID: 816 2878 7646 \
 n\nPasscode: 551855 \n
LOCATION:Room 5 (Faculty of History) and on Zoom
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