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Access to Finance and Innovation in 19th Century America by Andrea Almanza Mamani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This article examines the impact of access to finance on technological innovation in pre-Civil War America, highlighting the role of labor practices in this relationship. The findings indicate that while access to finance generally promotes innovation, it can also hinder it when exploitative labor practices are prevalent, as seen during this historical period. The study utilizes the staggered adoption of free banking laws and labor exploitation metrics to establish a causal link between financial access and
- Author
- Andrea Almanza Mamani
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- EN