Economic Effects of the Abolition of Serfdom: Evidence from the Russian Empire
Andrei Markevich
,
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
(1, 2, 3)
Andrei Markevich
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Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 743571
- IdHAL : ekaterina-zhuravskaya
- ORCID : 0000-0002-3496-2086
- IdRef : 177655267
Résumé
We document substantial increases in agricultural productivity, industrial output, and peasants' nutrition in Imperial Russia as a result of the abolition of serfdom in 1861. Before the emancipation, provinces where serfs constituted the majority of agricultural laborers lagged behind provinces that primarily relied on free labor. The emancipation led to a significant but partial catch up. Better incentives of peasants resulting from the cessation of ratchet effect were a likely mechanism behind a relatively fast positive effect of reform on agricultural productivity. The land reform, which instituted communal land tenure after the emancipation, diminished growth in productivity in repartition communes.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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We document substantial increases in agricultural productivity, industrial output, and peasants' nutrition in Imperial Russia as a result of the abolition of serfdom in 1861. Before the emancipation, provinces where serfs constituted the majority of agricultural laborers lagged behind provinces that primarily relied on free labor. The emancipation led to a significant but partial catch up. Better incentives of peasants resulting from the cessation of ratchet effect were a likely mechanism behind a relatively fast positive effect of reform on agricultural productivity. The land reform, which instituted communal land tenure after the emancipation, diminished growth in productivity in repartition communes.
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Titre |
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Economic Effects of the Abolition of Serfdom: Evidence from the Russian Empire
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Auteur(s) |
Andrei Markevich
, Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
1, 2, 3
1
NES -
New Economic School
( 154522 )
- Suite 1721, Nakhimovskii Prospekt 47, 117418 Moscow
- Russie
2
PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 578027 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Nom de la revue |
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2018-04
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Volume |
108
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Numéro |
4-5
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Page/Identifiant |
1074 - 1117
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Domaine(s) |
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DOI | 10.1257/aer.20160144 |
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