Industrialization and Urbanization: Did the Steam Engine Contribute to the Growth of Cities in the United States?

Industrialization and urbanization are regarded as interdependent processes of modern economic development. However, the exact nature of those causal relationships is considerably controversial. In this paper, we use company-level data from the census of 10 years from 1850 to 1880 to determine whether manufacturing using the steam engine as the main power source of the industrialization process will contribute to urbanization I will test it. Data show that steam power companies are more likely to be located in urban areas than hydropower companies, but the adoption of steam engines does not significantly contribute to urbanization.

Release date: Kim, Sko. "Industrialization and Urbanization: Do Steam Engines Contribute to the Development of American Cities?", "Exploration of Economic History", 2005, No. 42 (April 10), 586-598

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