Nuvolari, Alessandro; Verspagen, Bart; Tunzelmann, Nick Von - Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Scuola … - 2011
We examine the diffusion of steam technology across British counties during the eighteenth century. First, we provide … new estimates for the regional variations in the timing, pace and extent of usage of steam engines. Our main data source … is an updated version of the list of steam engines erected in Britain during the eighteenth century originally compiled …