The purpose of this shorter paper is to estimate the trend of 18 th century British slave prices. We apply robust … prices show a significant positive trend increasing annually at around 2.4%. Since 1740, the slave prices are close to … break, concluding there is no significant trend in the first regime prior to 1740. However, in the second regime, slave …

The purpose of this shorter paper is to estimate the trend of 18 th century British slave prices. We apply robust … prices show a significant positive trend increasing annually at around 2.4%. Since 1740, the slave prices are close to … break, concluding there is no significant trend in the first regime prior to 1740. However, in the second regime, slave …

slave prices and the value of their marginal productivity in the Cape Colony and ultimately we ask whether Cape slavery was … whether slave prices matched the value of their marginal product by comparing estimates of the hedonic price series with … productive characteristics include gender, age and origin. We furthermore investigate whether the gradual increase in slave …

that present the most striking attribute for 19th century black stature, and greater insolation and higher slave prices are …