My paper that corrects the wage series for Strasbourg in order to properly indicate that non-Paris France was not as poor as commonly portrayed has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History. Those who are interested can consult the working paper version (which differs in minor ways from the accepted version) here on SSRN.
Forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History: Were Wages That Low? Strasbourg Wages and Welfare Ratios before 1775
Vincent Geloso 