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To examine how family earnings, including those of women and children, affected the living standards and work patterns of laboring families during the industrious revolution.

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The Role of Family Earnings in the English Industrious Revolution 1650-1780

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To examine how family earnings, including those of women and children, affected the living standards and work patterns of laboring families during the industrious revolution.
Analyzed historical income data of families from 1650 to 1780.
Compared agricultural and industrial production growth rates.
Investigated employment trends in non-primary sectors of the economy.
Family earnings increased significantly post-1660 due to growth in agricultural and industrial production.
The percentage of the population in agriculture dropped from 76% in 1520 to 36% by 1801.
The cloth industry expansion created greater demand for labor, notably involving women and children.

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This analysis explores how family earnings influenced living standards in laboring families, suggesting new economic insights.

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Muldrew Craig (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d0a9c8659487ece0fa4288 https://doi.org/10.60217/0002002881

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The Role of Family Earnings in the English Industrious Revolution 1650-1780

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