China’s GDP: Some Corrections and the Way Forward
指出Broadberry等人对中国历史GDP估算中政府支出序列不可靠，修正后明代人均GDP最多降低三分之一，并重新讨论了大分流的时间起点。
Historical GDP estimates for China by Broadberry, Guan, and Li are problematic because of an implausible series for government expenditure. Revised estimates reduce GDP per capita, mainly during the Ming, by up to a third. Two peaks in income now stand out: the Song efflorescence and the years around 1700. If the latter peak is real, comparisons of the Yangzi delta with leading European countries show a Great Crossing in the Middle Ages, a Great Convergence in the seventeenth century, and a Great Divergence in the eighteenth. Otherwise, the Great Divergence may date from the sixteenth century.