Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 26 Dec 2024 Published Apr 2025When Did Growth Begin? New Estimates of Productivity Growth in England from 1250 to 1870Paul Bouscasse · Emi Nakamura · Jón SteinssonWhen did sustained productivity growth begin in England? This paper constructs new estimates of the evolution of productivity in England from 1250 to 1870, with the goal of both dating the onset of …