Nuvolari, Alessandro; Verspagen, Bart; Tunzelmann, Nick von - In: Cliometrica : journal of historical economics and … 5 (2011) 3, pp. 291-321
We examine the diffusion of steam technology across British counties during the eighteenth century. First, we provide new estimates for the regional variations in the timing, pace and extent of usage of steam engines. Our main data source is an updated version of the list of steam engines...
