作者：McGill University
摘要：This article investigates the impact of leaming-by-producing on inventive activity. From 1870 to 1910, in both emerging (electrical equipment and supplies) and maturing (shoes and textiles) industries, the geographic association between invention and production was rather weak. Regional shifts in production did not lead to corresponding increases in invention. The location of inventive activity tended to mirror that of individuals with advanced technical skills appropriate to each industry. Co...
作者：University of Southern California; University of Kansas; National Bureau of Economic Research
作者：University of Barcelona; University of Barcelona
摘要：This article reassesses the economic impact of Spanish railroads in 1850-1913, which has usually been considered to be substantially higher than in the most developed countries on the basis of the social saving methodology. The application of growth accounting techniques shows, by contrast, that the direct contribution of railroads to economic growth was lower in Spain than in the United Kingdom, mainly due to the low importance that railroad transport had within Spanish GDP before 1913.
