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Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present (MIT Press) by Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Kenneth L. Sokoloff is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In this work, leading economists and economic historians offer case studies and theoretical perspectives that fill a longstanding gap in the existing literature on technology-driven industrial development, discussing the interaction of finance and technological innovation in the American economy since the Second Industrial Revolution. Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case studies and theoretical discussions, leading economists and economic historians analyze how inventors and technologically creative entrepreneurs have raised funds for their projects at different stages of U.S. economic development, beginning with the post-Civil War period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Their discussions point to intriguing insights about how the nature of the technology may influence its financing and, conversely, how the availability of funds influences technological advances. These studies show that over the long history of American technological advancement, inventors and innovators have shown

Who reads Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present (MIT Press)?

Author

Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Kenneth L. Sokoloff

Publisher

The MIT Press; MIT Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780262122894

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Finance, History, Technology

Updated

2026-03-24