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Cliometrics and time series econometrics : some theory and applications
Greasley, David; Oxley, Les - 2010
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The industrial revolution in miniature : the spinning jenny in Britain, France, and India
Allen, Robert C. (contributor) - 2007
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Harriet Martineau and industrial strife : from theory into fiction into melodrama
Vint, John (contributor) - 2007
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Adam Smith, watch prices, and the industrial revolution
Kelly, Morgan; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
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Gibrat's Law and the British Industrial Revolution
Klein, Alexander; Leunig, Timothy - 2015
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Roots of the Industrial Revolution
Kelly, Morgan; Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2015
We analyze factors explaining the very different patterns of industrialization across the 42 counties of England … between 1760 and 1830. Against the widespread view that high wages and cheap coal drove industrialization, we find that … industrialization was restricted to low wage areas, while energy availability (coal or water) had little impact Instead we find that …
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Debt into growth : how sovereign debt accelerated the first Industrial Revolution
Ventura, Jaume; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2015
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Debt into growth : how sovereign debt accelerated the first Industrial Revolution
Ventura, Jaume; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300856
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Debt into growth : how sovereign debt accelerated the first Industrial Revolution
Ventura, Jaume; Voth, Hans-Joachim - 2015
Why did the country that borrowed the most industrialize first? Earlier research has viewed the explosion of debt in 18th century Britain as either detrimental, or as neutral for economic growth. In this paper, we argue instead that Britain's borrowing boom was beneficial. The massive issuance...
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Slavery, the British Atlantic economy and the Industrial Revolution
Harley, Charles Knick - 2013
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