A General Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the late 19th Century US.

The steam engine is widely regarded as the icon of the Industrial Revolution and a prime example of a “General Purpose Technology,” and yet its contribution to growth is far from transparent. This paper examines the role that a particular innovative design in steam power, the Corliss engine, played in the intertwined processes of industrialization and urbanization that characterized the growth of the US economy in the late 19th century.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Rosenberg, N. ; Trajtenberg, M.
Institutions:	Foerder Institute for Economic Research, Eitan Berglas School of Economics
Subject:	TECHNOLOGY \| WATER POWER \| INNOVATIONS

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Series:	Tel Aviv.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	67 pages
Classification:	N11 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; N61 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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