Import Substitution, Structural Change, and Regional Economic Growth in the United States: The Northeast, 1870–1910

Import Substitution, Structural Change, and Regional Economic Growth in the United States: The Northeast, 1870–1910

This article uses data on regional output and imports to examine the relationship between imports and regional growth in the Northeast. The tariff rates, both nominal and effective, are considered as evidence of national policy that may have benefited this particular region. The findings are that pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of economic history 1985-06, Vol.45 (2), p.319-325
1. Verfasser: Hutchinson, William K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beet sugar
Chemicals industries
Commodities
economic development
Effective annual interest rates
Imports
Industrial growth
Papers Presented at the Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association
regional development
Silk
Steel industry
Tariffs
trade policy
Wool
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Zusammenfassung:This article uses data on regional output and imports to examine the relationship between imports and regional growth in the Northeast. The tariff rates, both nominal and effective, are considered as evidence of national policy that may have benefited this particular region. The findings are that particular industries do benefit from tariff protection, but their location is due to regional resource advantages.
ISSN:0022-0507
1471-6372
DOI:10.1017/S002205070003401X