2014/23 | LEM Working Paper Series | ||||||||||||||||
Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850-1913 |
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Carlo Ciccarelli, Alessandro Nuvolari |
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N73, O25
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This paper examines the dynamics of technical change in the Italian
locomotive industry in the period 1850-1913. From an historical point
of view, this industry presents a major point of interest: it was one
of the few relatively sophisticated “high-tech” sectors in which
Italy, a latecomer country, was able to set foot firmly before
1913. Using technical data on the performance of different vintages of
locomotives, we construct a new industry-level index of technical
change. Our reassessment reveals the critical role played by
non-tariff barriers for the emergence and consolidation of national
manufacturers in this field.
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