This essay is pretty much an organized presentation of information that I have already presented in historum all over dozens of threads.

Modern archaeological research is enabling us to reconstruct the economic performance of the Aegean region from the Late Bronze Age to the Classical and Hellenistic period with a remarkable degree of accuracy. We now know more of the economic performance of the Aegean from 1300 BC to 200 BC than in any other culture of the world dated from before...

The Long Run Economic Performance of China from 1000 BC to 1800 AD

Data regarding the economic conditions of China is generally scarcer than for the West. And, as in all civilizations, the further back in time that we go, the scarcer reliable data becomes. However, based on all the information that I have access regarding the economic performance of China I think that I am able to provide a broad outline of the economic performance in an aggregate and per capita basis of Chinese civilization...