https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/seminars/ Upcoming events, starting Sun, 7 Jun 2026 en-GB (C) 2026 University of Warwick Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:25 GMT Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:24:44 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Andrew Taylor webteam@warwick.ac.uk (Warwick ITS Web Team) SiteBuilder2, University of Warwick, http://go.warwick.ac.uk/sitebuilder Economic History Seminar https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/seminars/?calendarItem=8ac672c49d1fb7fb019d244421bc0d27 <p>When: <time class="dtstart" datetime="2026-06-08T13:00:00.000">1pm</time> - <time class="dtend" datetime="2026-06-08T14:00:00.000">2pm, Mon, 08 Jun '26</time> </p> <p>Where: S0.18</p> <p><p>Title: <em>Industrialisation of the Alps</em></p> <p>Authors: Hans Manner, Ferdinand Rauch, and Martin Schlesinger</p> <p>Abstract: We study factors that facilitate the diffusion of technology following the Industrial Revolution. Our novel dataset covers parts of Central Europe with high spatial resolution from 1782 to 1930. Leveraging instrumental</p> <p>variables and the staggered expansion of the railway network, we document that industrialization flourished particularly where transport infrastructure and resources coincided, highlighting strong complementarities between</p> <p>these endowments. We show that coal mining served as the predominant driver of this relationship. We only find a negative relationship between pre-existing artisanal skills and railways in predicting growth. Finally, we demonstrate that electrification - though positively associated with growth - primarily reinforced existing patterns.</p></p> Economic History Seminar Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:21:59 GMT Andrew Taylor 8ac672c49d1fb7fb019d244421bc0d28