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The tails of two cities: living conditions in Burgos and Bilbao in the first half of the 20th century

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  • Stefan Houpt

    (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Instituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales)

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Este trabajo presenta un análisis comparativo de las condiciones de vida entre dos ciudades en España en el periodo de entreguerras: Burgos, capital de una provincia importante de producción de cereales, y Bilbao, también capital de provincia y un centro industrial emergente. Las dos ciudades, situadas en extremos productivos, estaban bien conectadas por ferrocarril, a unos 194 km. Contrastamos si estas dos ciudades geográficamente vecinas siguieron patrones similares en la evolución de sus niveles de vida. Examinamos el impacto de los cambios de precios e ingresos sobre la compra de la cesta familiar, mortalidad, causas de muerte y empeños. La comparación se lleva a cabo con series homogéneas y comparables extraídas de las estadísticas mensuales oficiales de sus municipios. El análisis muestra que los cambios en los precios y los ingresos tuvieron impactos muy diferentes en las condiciones de vida en las dos ciudades durante y después de la Primera Guerra Mundial y la Gran Depresión. KEY Classification-JEL: N34; N93

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  • Stefan Houpt, 2023. "The tails of two cities: living conditions in Burgos and Bilbao in the first half of the 20th century," Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, Asociación Española de Historia Económica, vol. 19(02), pages 22-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:invest:v:19:y:2023:i:02:p:22-36
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.33231/j.ihe.2023.05.001
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    Keywords

    Condiciones de vida; España; Mortalidad; Entreguerras;
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    JEL classification:

    • N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N93 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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