Victorian internet: the trade impact of the transatlantic telegraph

Claudia Steinwender

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Abstract: The telegraph was the Victorian equivalent of today's 'big data', helping firms to forecast future demand. Analysing such unique historical 'experiments' helps understand how firms and markets respond when new technology leads to a dramatic change in the availability of information.

Keywords: trade; technology; markets; consumer demand; economic history (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-05
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