Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850-1913

Bibliographic Data

ID5753003
AuthorsCarlo Ciccarelli (0000-0003-2583-7934, University of Rome Tor Vergata), Alessandro Nuvolari (0000-0002-7275-4827, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
Year2015
Volume75
Issue3
Pages860-888
Publication date2015-09-01
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/s0022050715001114
OpenAlexW2742545677
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

The locomotive industry was one of the relatively sophisticated "high tech" sectors in which Italy, a late industrializer, was successful before 1913. Using technical data on the performance of different vintages of locomotives, we construct a new industry-level index of technical change. We also study the impact of different policy instruments (import duties, non-tariff trade barriers, and other discretionary interventions) in shaping the development of the industry. Our reassessment reveals not only the sound technological performance of Italian locomotives and successful industry growth, but also the critical role played by non-tariff barriers for the development of the industry

Business · Consolidation (business) · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Index (typography) · Industrial organization · International trade · Tariff · Technical change · Computer Science · Engineering · Finance · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues

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