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The first knowledge economy : human capital and the European economy, 1750 - 1850

Jacob, Margaret C. - 2014

"Knowledge and Industrial Development: The Stakes By "the first knowledge economy" we refer to the era of the Industrial Revolution, from roughly the 1760s to the 1850s, first in Britain and then in selected parts of northern and western Europe, with particular attention to Belgium"--

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The Complementary between Technology and Human Capital in the Early Phase of Industrialization

Franck, Raphael - 2016

The research explores the effect of industrialization on human capital formation. Exploiting exogenous regional … variations in the adoption of steam engines across France, the study establishes that in contrast to conventional wisdom that … views early industrialization as a predominantly deskilling process, the industrial revolution was conducive for human …

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Is technological innovation making world "greener"? : an evidence from changing growth story of China

Wang, Kai-Hua; Umar, Muhammad; Akram, Rabia; Caglar, Ersin - In: Technological forecasting & social change : an … 165 (2021), pp. 1-7

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Flowers of evil? : industrialization and long run development

Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded - In: Journal of monetary economics 117 (2021), pp. 108-128

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Precocious Albion : A New Interpretation of the British Industrial Revolution

Kelly, Morgan - 2015

Many explanations have been offered for the British Industrial Revolution. This article points to the importance of human capital (broadly defined) and the quality of the British labor force on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. It shows that in terms of both physical quality and mechanical...

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Transition to modern growth in Great Britain : the role of technological progress, adult mortality and factor accumulation

Fiaschi, Davide; Fioroni, Tamara - In: Structural change and economic dynamics : SC+ED 51 (2019), pp. 472-490

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Knowledge, human capital and economic development : evidence from the British industrial revolution, 1750-1930

Khan, B. Zorina - 2016

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Human capital, knowledge and economic development : evidence from the British Industrial Revolution, 1750-1930

Khan, B. Zorina - In: Cliometrica : journal of historical economics and … 12 (2018) 2, pp. 313-341

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Skill choice and skill complementarity in eighteenth century England

Feldman, Naomi E.; Van Der Beek, Karine - In: Explorations in economic history : EEH 59 (2016), pp. 94-113

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Trading Population for Productivity : Theory and Evidence

Galor, Oded; Mountford, Andrew - 2008

This research argues that the differential effect of international trade on the demand for human capital across countries has been a major determinant of the distribution of income and population across the globe. In developed countries the gains from trade have been directed towards investment...

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