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Industrial policy and the great divergence

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  • Reka Juhasz
  • Claudia Steinwender

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We discuss recent work evaluating the role of the government in shaping the economy during the long 19th century, a practice we refer to as industrial policy. We show that states deployed a vast variety of different policies aimed at, primarily, but not exclusively, fostering industrialization. We discuss the thin, but growing literature that evaluates the economic effects of these policies. We highlight some fruitful avenues for future study.

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  • Reka Juhasz & Claudia Steinwender, 2023. "Industrial policy and the great divergence," CEP Discussion Papers dp1949, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
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    Keywords

    industrial policy; first wave of globalization; industrialization; infant industry protection; technology policy; transport infrastructure; telegraph; 19th century;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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