Railroads and the Rise of the Factory: Evidence for the United States, 1850-70
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| 出版年: | NBER Working Paper Series (Oct 2008), p. 14410 |
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National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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| 抄録: | Working Paper No. 14410 Over the course of the nineteenth century manufacturing in the United States shifted from artisan shop to factory production. At the same time United States experienced a "transportation revolution", a key component of which was the building of extensive railroad network. Using a newly created data set of manufacturing establishments linked to county level data on rail access from 1850-70, we ask whether the coming of the railroad increased establishment size in manufacturing. Difference-in-difference and instrument variable estimates suggest that the railroad had a positive effect on factory status. In other words, Adam Smith was right -- the division of labor in nineteenth century American manufacturing was limited by the extent of the market. |
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| ISSN: | 0898-2937 |
| DOI: | 10.3386/w14410 |
| ソース: | ABI/INFORM Global |