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

Queen's Management School

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Abstract

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
Article number	ueaa117
Journal	The Economic Journal
Volume	2020
Early online date	04 Nov 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa117
Publication status	Early online date - 04 Nov 2020

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Alan Fernihough
- a.fernihough@qub.ac.uk
- Queen's Management School - Senior Lecturer
- Economics
- Centre for Economic History
- Centre for Health Research at the Management School
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