Max Satchell
Biographic Data
| ID | 1195979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Max Satchell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Max |
| FAMILY NAME | Satchell |
| SIGNATURE | SATCHELL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3340-9825 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Transport and urban growth in the First Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution led to dramatic economic changes that persist to the present. This paper focuses on urban areas in England and Wales, the birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution, and the role of early transport improvements, like improving rivers and roads, building canals and reducing sailing costs. We estimate how much inter-urban freight transport costs declined from all such innovations between 1680 and 1830 using a new multi-…
Railways, divergence, and structural change in 19th century England and Wales
Railways transformed inland transport during the nineteenth century. In this paper, we study how railways led to local population change and divergence in England and Wales as it underwent dramatic urbanization. We make use of detailed data on railway stations, population, and occupational structure in more than 9000 spatial units. A network of least cost paths based on major towns and the length of the 1851 rail network is also created to addres…
The Social Dynamics of Collective Action: Evidence from the Diffusion of the Swing Riots, 1830–1831
Social unrest often begins suddenly and spreads quickly. What is the information that drives its diffusion? How is this information transmitted? And who responds to this information? We present a general framework that emphasizes three aspects of the diffusion process: the networks through which information travels, whether information about repression affects participation, and the role of organizers. We use this framework to derive empirical hy…
Neuroticism mediates the relationship between industrial history and modern‐day regional obesity levels
OBJECTIVE: The historical factors and contemporary mechanisms underlying geographical inequalities in obesity levels remain uncertain. In this study, we examine whether modern regional variation in obesity is partly a result of the impact of large-scale industry on the personality traits of those living in regions once at the center of the Industrial Revolution. METHOD: Exposure to the effects of the Industrial Revolution was assessed using uniqu…
Canal carriers and creative destruction in English transport
Nicholas R. Amor, From wool to cloth: The triumph of the Suffolk clothier (Bungay: RefineCatch Ltd, 2016). Pages 308, including figures. £20 hardback. Nicholas R.Amor, From wool to cloth: the triumph …
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In the shadow of coal: How large-scale industries contributed to present-day regional differences in personality and well-being
Recent research has identified regional variation of personality traits within countries but we know little about the underlying drivers of this variation. We propose that the Industrial Revolution, as a key era in the history of industrialized nations, has led to a persistent clustering of well-being outcomes and personality traits associated with psychological adversity via processes of selective migration and socialization. Analyzing data from…
Cholera as a 'sanitary test' of British cities, 1831-1866
The malign contribution of northern industrial cities to the stagnation of national life expectancy over the period 1820-1870 forms part of one of the most long-running debates in English economic history, regarding the impact of early industrialisation on living standards. The deteriorating quality of urban water supplies often features in these arguments as the key driver of worsening mortality in this period. Here we use mortality reported fro…
The geography of smallpox in England before vaccination: A conundrum resolved
Industry structure, entrepreneurship, and culture: An empirical analysis using historical coalfields
Cholera as a 'sanitary test' of British cities, 1831-1866
The malign contribution of northern industrial cities to the stagnation of national life expectancy over the period 1820-1870 forms part of one of the most long-running debates in English economic history, regarding the impact of early industrialisation on living standards. The deteriorating quality of urban water supplies often features in these arguments as the key driver of worsening mortality in this period. Here we use mortality reported fro…
In the shadow of coal: How large-scale industries contributed to present-day regional differences in personality and well-being
Recent research has identified regional variation of personality traits within countries but we know little about the underlying drivers of this variation. We propose that the Industrial Revolution, as a key era in the history of industrialized nations, has led to a persistent clustering of well-being outcomes and personality traits associated with psychological adversity via processes of selective migration and socialization. Analyzing data from…
The geography of smallpox in England before vaccination: A conundrum resolved
Railways, divergence, and structural change in 19th century England and Wales
Railways transformed inland transport during the nineteenth century. In this paper, we study how railways led to local population change and divergence in England and Wales as it underwent dramatic urbanization. We make use of detailed data on railway stations, population, and occupational structure in more than 9000 spatial units. A network of least cost paths based on major towns and the length of the 1851 rail network is also created to addres…
Canal carriers and creative destruction in English transport
The Social Dynamics of Collective Action: Evidence from the Diffusion of the Swing Riots, 1830–1831
Social unrest often begins suddenly and spreads quickly. What is the information that drives its diffusion? How is this information transmitted? And who responds to this information? We present a general framework that emphasizes three aspects of the diffusion process: the networks through which information travels, whether information about repression affects participation, and the role of organizers. We use this framework to derive empirical hy…
Industry structure, entrepreneurship, and culture: An empirical analysis using historical coalfields
Nicholas R. Amor, From wool to cloth: The triumph of the Suffolk clothier (Bungay: RefineCatch Ltd, 2016). Pages 308, including figures. £20 hardback. Nicholas R.Amor, From wool to cloth: the triumph …
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
In the shadow of coal: How large-scale industries contributed to present-day regional differences in personality and well-being
Recent research has identified regional variation of personality traits within countries but we know little about the underlying drivers of this variation. We propose that the Industrial Revolution, as a key era in the history of industrialized nations, has led to a persistent clustering of well-being outcomes and personality traits associated with psychological adversity via processes of selective migration and socialization. Analyzing data from…
Cholera as a 'sanitary test' of British cities, 1831-1866
The malign contribution of northern industrial cities to the stagnation of national life expectancy over the period 1820-1870 forms part of one of the most long-running debates in English economic history, regarding the impact of early industrialisation on living standards. The deteriorating quality of urban water supplies often features in these arguments as the key driver of worsening mortality in this period. Here we use mortality reported fro…
The geography of smallpox in England before vaccination: A conundrum resolved
Canal carriers and creative destruction in English transport
Neuroticism mediates the relationship between industrial history and modern‐day regional obesity levels
OBJECTIVE: The historical factors and contemporary mechanisms underlying geographical inequalities in obesity levels remain uncertain. In this study, we examine whether modern regional variation in obesity is partly a result of the impact of large-scale industry on the personality traits of those living in regions once at the center of the Industrial Revolution. METHOD: Exposure to the effects of the Industrial Revolution was assessed using uniqu…
Railways, divergence, and structural change in 19th century England and Wales
Railways transformed inland transport during the nineteenth century. In this paper, we study how railways led to local population change and divergence in England and Wales as it underwent dramatic urbanization. We make use of detailed data on railway stations, population, and occupational structure in more than 9000 spatial units. A network of least cost paths based on major towns and the length of the 1851 rail network is also created to addres…
The Social Dynamics of Collective Action: Evidence from the Diffusion of the Swing Riots, 1830–1831
Social unrest often begins suddenly and spreads quickly. What is the information that drives its diffusion? How is this information transmitted? And who responds to this information? We present a general framework that emphasizes three aspects of the diffusion process: the networks through which information travels, whether information about repression affects participation, and the role of organizers. We use this framework to derive empirical hy…
Transport and urban growth in the First Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution led to dramatic economic changes that persist to the present. This paper focuses on urban areas in England and Wales, the birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution, and the role of early transport improvements, like improving rivers and roads, building canals and reducing sailing costs. We estimate how much inter-urban freight transport costs declined from all such innovations between 1680 and 1830 using a new multi-…
Economics (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Economic geography (4 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Scale (ratio) (3 works) · Big Five personality traits (2 works)