Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282363 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 10675
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
industrial policy
first wave of globalization
industrialization
infant industry protection
technology policy
transport infrastructure
telegraph
19th century
JEL: 
L50
N10
N40
N60
Document Type: 
Working Paper
Appears in Collections:

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.