Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850-1913

Carlo Ciccarelli () and Alessandro Nuvolari

LEM Papers Series from Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2014-02-12
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Working Paper: Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850-1913 (2016)
Journal Article: Technical Change, Non-Tariff Barriers, and the Development of the Italian Locomotive Industry, 1850–1913 (2015)
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