How much? The Evolution of Romanian Grain Prices in the Lower Danube Ports (1829–1853)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26806/hisape.n49.1

Keywords:

Brăila, Galaţi, economy, newspapers, statistics

Abstract

One of the subfields of economic history refers to prices. This article presents the toilsome means of reconstructing the statistical series required for studying the evolution of grain prices in the Lower Danube ports in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Recent research has allowed the identification of several sources which support the analysis of the sinusoidal curves of the price of Romanian wheat and corn traded in Moldavia and Wallachia.

Author Biography

Cristian Constantin, The Commission for the History of Towns in Romania

Dr Cristian Constantin (* 1989) is a member of the Commission for the History of Towns in Romania, Romanian Academy. He holds a PhD in History awarded by ‘Dunărea de Jos’ University of Galaţi, Romania. His research interests concern the social, economic, and diplomatic history of the extended Black Sea area (in the 19th and 20th centuries). He has published volumes on grain trade and foreign navigation companies on the maritime sector of the Danube, as well as scientific studies on the organization and functioning of foreign consulates in the ports of Brăila and Galaţi.

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Published

2023-12-14

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No. 49 (2023)

Section

Studies

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