Agricultural Seasonalily and the Organization of Manufacturing in Early Industrial Economies
The Contrast Between England and the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4832044 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth L Sokoloff (National Bureau of Economic Research), David Dollar (World Bank) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 288-321 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700018453 |
| OpenAlex | W2165833430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 78 |
The greater flexibility associated with workers being able to choose the time and circumstance of their work allowed cottage manufacture to compete with technically more productive manufactories by rendering it more effective at harnessing a part time or offpeak workforce whose opportunity cost was low. Not only did this mean that cottage manufacture was better suited to the employment of women and children, who preferred flexibility in their hours and place of work, but also that the greater seasonality of labor supply in England led that economy to rely more on cottage manufacturing than did the United States during early industrialization
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |