El comercio de cabotaje del vino de Jerez en el siglo XIX: un análisis cuantitativo

Abstract

n this paper, we tackle the most relevant aspects of the evolution in the market forsherry wine by studying the coastal trade in the region of Cadiz during the period 1857-1900. We develop a database using the information contained in the EstadísticasGenerales del Comercio de Cabotaje en España (General Statistics of Coastal Trade inSpain) over the second half of the nineteenth century. We use these data to divide theperiod into different phases, in order to study the major historical features of thedomestic market of sherry. Then we formulate a series of hypotheses to be testedempirically. In particular, we investigate the causal links between the dynamics ofcoastal trade and exports, as well as major historical events such as the outbreak ofphylloxera or the global crisis of the late twentieth century. We find empirical evidenceto support our hypotheses by estimating econometric time-series models.