A comparative study of slave societies

Journal of Comparative Economics Vol/Iss. 1 Published In Pages: 25-49
By Pryor, Frederic L.

Hypothesis

Wives' higher labor relative to husbands' and political concentration will be associated with the presence of slaves owned as economic capital (p. 34).

Note

This model explains 25.93% of variability in the presence of slavery.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionSupportedp<.05b = .245 for relative work of wives; b = .165 for political concentrationUNKNOWN