This working paper central purpose is to study the magnitude and the evolution of mortality in the Guadalajara province between 1700 and 1865. The parish registers of baptisms and deaths in a sample of 25 local entities are the main source of data. The principal finding is the slightly downward...

Se aborda dos cuestiones estrechamente vinculadas. Comienza suscitando una vez más, la discusión sobre la existencia o inexistencia de una auténtica depresión agraria en la Castilla del Seiscientos; posteriornente, efactua algunas reflexiones acerca del alcance de las transformaciones...

The presentation and analysis of a cost of living index and of different wage indices for the city of Madrid, covering the period 1680-1800 is the essential aim of this article. The accounts books of several charitable institutions have been the basic source of information for this research. The...

In this article a new estimate of the regional urbanization rates in Spain by late 18th century is offered. It is based on the combination of two criteria: population size and employment structure. While the former criterion has a long tradition, the latter is novel. The result of our approach...

Aproximación teórica a la relación que existe entre la tasa de crecimiento potencial, o no aceleradora de la inflación, y la evolución dinámica de la tasa de desempleo.