Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300180 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
African Economic History Working Paper Series No. 75
Publisher: 
African Economic History Network (AEHN), s.l.
Abstract: 
We investigate the well-being of urban workers in Angola under colonialism. Using a newly compiled dataset derived from archival and secondary sources, we construct welfare ratios for both skilled and unskilled workers in the cities of Luanda and Benguela spanning the years 1760 to 1975. Angolan workers experienced lower economic prosperity compared to their counterparts in other regions worldwide. Living standards declined throughout the 19th century, only to recover in the 20th century, particularly from the mid-1960s onward. These patterns can be attributed to variation in the presence of various labor market distortions over time.
Subjects: 
Living standards
well-being
Angola
colonialism
JEL: 
N17
N37
N97
ISBN: 
978-91-981477-9-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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