Hatton, Timothy J. - 2023
times for emigrants from the UK traveling to the United States and to Australia. Between 1853-7 and 1909-13 the voyage time … times are explained with a focus on the relative efficiency of sail and steam and (for Australia) the use of the Suez Canal …. Data series for fare prices and foregone wage costs are combined to create new series on the 'total' cost of emigrant …