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Historical datasets on Africa and the African Atlantic

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  • Manning, Patrick

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To facilitate study of long-term economic change in African context, this research note lists and describes major existing datasets on Atlantic slave trade, general commerce, national accounts, and demography.

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  • Manning, Patrick, 2012. "Historical datasets on Africa and the African Atlantic," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(4), pages 604-607.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcecon:v:40:y:2012:i:4:p:604-607
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2012.06.001
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