Consumption of Farm Output and Economic Growth in the Old Northwest, 1800–1860
首次估算了1840年前美国旧西北地区的人均产出，发现该地区在早期就实现了快速增长，但其相对全国的表现取决于产出的定义。
In this article we present the first estimates of output per capita for the Old Northwest in the years before 1840. The results indicate that the region grew quite rapidly, even during its earliest formative years. Its performance relative to the nation depends on the definition of output.