The Spinning Jenny and the Industrial Revolution: A Reappraisal

Was the spinning jenny profitable <i>only</i>in England? No. The present work finds that the jenny was profitable also in France. Such result contrasts recent findings on the topic by revising basic computations on the profitability of the spinning jenny.

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Year of publication:	2010-05-31
Authors:	Gragnolati, Ugo ; Moschella, Daniele ; Pugliese, Emanuele
Institutions:	Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Subject:	Industrial Revolution \| choice of technique \| spinning jenny

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	LEM Papers Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	N00 - Economic History. General ; N01 - Development of the Discipline: Historiographical; Sources and Methods ; N70 - Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy and Other Services. General, International, or Comparative
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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