Was There a Crisis? Living Standards in Lower Canada, 1760 to 1848
利用实际工资、识字率和婴儿死亡率的新数据，评估1760-1850年间下加拿大的生活水平，发现没有证据表明存在农业危机，反而有改善迹象。
Abstract Lower Canada, now the Canadian province of Quebec, is believed to have faced an agricultural crisis in the early 1800s, leading to declining living standards, a debated topic due to lack of data. This paper uses new data on real wages, literacy, and infant mortality to quantitatively assess living standards from 1760 to 1850. The findings show no evidence of a crisis; instead, there are only indications of improvements during the period.