Industrialization and urbanization: did the steam engine contribute to the growth of cities in the United States?
In: NBER working paper series 11206
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In: NBER working paper series 11206
In: NBER working paper series 9594
In: The journal of economic history, Band 75, Heft 2, S. 604-606
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: Journal of institutional economics, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 181-205
ISSN: 1744-1382
AbstractThe development of the American economy was accompanied by significant spatial income inequalities between the northern and southern regions. While many factors contributed to northern industrialization and southern stagnation, an important factor was differences in the region's institutions. In the North, a democratic institution fostered growth whereas in the South, oligarchic institutions favored status quo. To gain insights on the nature and causes of this divergence, this paper examines the development of political and legal institutions in Massachusetts and Virginia, the two leading states in the North and the South.
In: The journal of economic history, Band 68, Heft 1, S. 320-322
ISSN: 1471-6372
Spatial inequality is an important feature of many developing countries that seems to increase with economic growth and development. At the same time, there seems to be little consensus on the causes of spatial inequality and on a list of effective policy instruments that may foster or reduce spatial inequality. This paper examines the theoretical and empirical literature on spatial inequality to learn what we know and do not know about the causes of spatial inequality, to investigate what policies may or may not ameliorate spatial inequality, and to determine whether policy makers can identify and implement policies that promote or reduce spatial inequality.
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w13431
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w12900
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w12246
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In: Explorations in economic history: EEH, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 586-598
ISSN: 0014-4983
In: NBER Working Paper No. w11206
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w8857
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In: The journal of economic history, Band 61, Heft 2, S. 526-526
ISSN: 1471-6372
In: Explorations in economic history: EEH, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 360-386
ISSN: 0014-4983
In: The journal of economic history, Band 59, Heft 3, S. 779-786
ISSN: 1471-6372
In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the phenomenon of economic growth. The interest was sparked by the introduction of new models by Paul Romer and Robert Lucas. The neoclassical Solow growth model, despite its influence over the years, has a fundamental flaw: growth is determined exogenously. The new models by Romer and Lucas solve for the growth rate of the economy endogenously. In these models, due to spillovers in capital or in human capital, growth can go on indefinitely. In a later work, Romer argued that increasing returns are necessary elements in models of technological innovations, which in turn form the foundation for endogenous growth models. The theoretical innovations in modeling growth stimulated a significant body of empirical work.