Abstract

Township tax lists for 1783 and 1793 are used to examine the distribution of wealth and economic mobility in York County, Pennsylvania following the Revolutionary War. Measures of inequality are inconclusive, but the typical York County household was worse off in 1793 than in 1783: median wealth fell 5 percent. The poorest households recorded an increase in assessed wealth. Over 40 percent of households disappeared from the tax lists, with the least wealthy being the most likely to leave. Households that remained in the county were far more likely to see an improvement in their relative status than a decline.

中文翻译：

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革命后宾夕法尼亚州偏远地区的财富不平等和经济流动性

摘要

1783年和1793年的乡镇税单用于检查独立战争后宾夕法尼亚州约克县的财富分配和经济流动性。衡量不平等程度的方法尚无定论，但约克县一个典型的家庭在1793年的情况比1783年的情况更糟：财富中位数下降了5％。最贫困的家庭的评估财富增加了。超过40％的家庭从税单中消失了，最富有的人最有可能离开。留在县里的家庭相对状况的改善要比下降的可能性要大得多。