Introduction, Robert E. Gallman and John Joseph Wallis
1 U. S. Labor Force Estimates and Economic Growth, 1800-1860 Thomas Weiss
Comment: Claudia Goldin
2 American Economic Growth before the Civil War: The Testimony of the Capital Stock Estimates, Robert E. Gallman
Comment: Stanley L. Engerman
3 Inequalities in the Standard of Living in the United States, 1798-1875, Lee Soltow
Comment: Clayne L. Pope
4 Wages and Prices during the Antebellum Period: A Survey and New Evidence, Robert A. Margo
Comment: Jeffrey G. Williamson
5 Consumer Behavior, Diet, and the Standard of Living in late Colonial and Early Antebellum America, 1770-1840, Lorena S. Walsh
Comment: Gloria L. Main
6 Stature and Living Standards in the United States Richard H. Steckel
Comment: Carole Shammas
7 The Productivity Consequences of Market Integration: Agriculture in Massachusetts, 1771-1801, Winifred B. Rothenberg
Comment: Jeremy Atack
8 Invention, Innovation, and Manufacturing Productivity Growth in the Antebellum Northeast, Kenneth L. Sokoloff
Comment: Jeremy Atack