Economic Growth and the Standard of Living in Southern New England, 1640–1774
基于康涅狄格和马萨诸塞的大量遗嘱检验样本，发现殖民地时期成年男性人均遗嘱财富增长缓慢且仅来自房地产，18世纪初每份遗产的消费品价值下降，引发对经济增长如何影响家庭生活的疑问。
This study draws upon a large sample of probated estates from early Connecticut and Massachusetts. It finds that total probate wealth per adult male grew slowly over the colonial period and its growth was confined entirely to real estate. The value of consumption goods per estate fell during the early eighteenth century which raises questions about the impact of economic growth on household life.