Accounting for the Traffic in Africans
Transport Costs on Slaving Voyages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5753344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Eltis (0000-0002-5500-0388, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, corresponding author), Frank D Lewis (Queen's University, corresponding author), Kimberly Mcintyre (International Finance Corporation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 940-963 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050710000781 |
| OpenAlex | W2004669192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 25 |
Relying mainly on the manuscript records of the Royal African Company, we explore the factors that contributed to the large gap between slave prices in Africa and the Caribbean. Twenty-two voyages from the mid-1680s are analyzed. These were conducted with hired ships and the payments to the shipowners and captains were recorded. In addition to transport costs, mortality and morbidity had a big effect on slave prices; while the earnings from the trade in gold and ivory had a moderating influence. The effect of mortality and transport costs on slave prices during the eighteenth century is also explored
Business · Earnings · Economics · Payment · Accounting · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Finance · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Historical Economic and Social Studies
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |