This study creates estimates of GDP per capita for Canada from 1688 to 1790 in order to evaluate Canadian growth before the 19th century and generate international comparisons of living standards. These estimates show that Canada experienced little growth during the period and growth reversals...

The 1890s depression in Australia was both deeper and more prolonged than those in Argentina, Canada or New Zealand. In the Australian literature the severity of the depression is explained as resulting from the magnitude and speculative nature of the preceding boom and the impact of a severe...