Chenny, Shirley; St-Amour, Pascal; Vencatachellum, Désiré - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002
We construct a unique data set from succession and bankruptcy sales in Mauritius to investigate the determinants of slave prices between 1825 and 1827. We find that males, females sold with children, skilled slaves and slaves sold during the peak sugar cane harvest season all fetched higher...