Coal and the European Industrial Revolution

Alan Fernihough; Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke

doi:10.1093/ej/ueaa117

Coal and the European Industrial Revolution

Alan Fernihough, Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke

Economics

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To what extent did growth during the Industrial Revolution depend on coal? We answer the question using a panel of European city sizes between 1300 and 1900. Prior to 1750, there was no relationship between proximity to coalfields and growth; after 1750 cities closer to coalfields grew substantially faster than those further away. We instrument for coal proximity using proximity to Carboniferous-era rock strata.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1135-1149
Number of pages	15
Journal	Economic Journal
Volume	131
Issue number	635
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa117
State	Published - Apr 1 2021

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