Why isn't the whole of Spain industrialized? : a new economic geography and early industrialization, 1797 - 1910

Roses, Joan R. ORCID: 0000-0003-0661-3134 (2003) Why isn't the whole of Spain industrialized? : a new economic geography and early industrialization, 1797 - 1910. The Journal of Economic History, 63 (4). pp. 995-1022. ISSN 0022-0507

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Abstract

Spain provides an opportunity to study the causes of regional differences in industrial development over the nineteenth century. As transportation costs decreased and barriers to domestic trade were eliminated, Spanish manufacturing became increasingly concentrated in a few regions. This article combines Heckscher-Ohlin and economic-geography frameworks and finds that comparative-advantage and increasing-return effects were economically very significant and practically explained all differences in industrialization levels across regions. The deficits of some regions in terms of industrialization appear to have been largely attributable to their factor endowments and the absence of home-market effects for modern industries.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna...
Additional Information:	© 2004 The Author
Divisions:	Economic History
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	L - Industrial Organization > L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing > L60 - General
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2014 16:45
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 22:41
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/55772

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