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The Magnetic Telegraph, Price and Quantity Data, and the New Management of Capital

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ID4780384
AuthorsA J Field (0000-0003-4864-5388, Santa Clara University, corresponding author)
Year1992
Volume52
Issue2
Pages401-413
Publication date1992-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022050700010822
OpenAlexW2018931090
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited1

The contribution to growth of telegraphic- as opposed to rail-speed transmission of financial asset and commodity price data remains unclear. With more certainty we can identify savings in the holdings of real capital-savings made possible by the use of the telegraph at the firm level to implement tight systems of logistical control

Asset (computer security) · Business · Capital (architecture) · Certainty · Commodity · Control (management) · Economics · Monetary economics · Telecommunications · Telegraphy · Auction Theory and Applications · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Computer Science · Finance · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year0,38
Citation span2002 - 2025 (24)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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