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The growing dependence of Britain on trade during the Industrial Revolution

Clark, Gregory; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Many previous studies of the role of trade during the British Industrial Revolution have found little or no role for trade in explaining British living standards or growth rates. We construct a three-region model of the world in which Britain trades with North America and the rest of the world,...

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Made in America? The New World, the Old, and the Industrial Revolution

Clark, Gregory; O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

have placed an emphasis on the importance of trade with New World colonies, and the expanded supply of raw cotton it … trade with the rest of the world, not the American colonies, that allowed Britain to export its rapidly expanding textile …

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The Heckscher-Ohlin Model Between 1400 and 2000: When It Explained Factor Price Convergence, When It Did Not, and Why

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

There are two contrasting views of pre-19th century trade and globalization. First there are the world history scholars … important events in recorded history. Second, there is the view that the world economy was still fragmented before the 19th …

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