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Local multipliers and the growth of services: evidence from late nineteenth century USA, Great Britain,and Sweden

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In the shadow of industry, the service sector substantially expanded during the late nineteenth century. This paper analyzes how the creation of industrial employment contributed to this growth of services. I leverage full-count census data from the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden to estimate local employment multipliers. I show that industrial growth was a key driver in the emergence of services. Each new industrial job created up to one additional local service job. This effect was driven by the high-skilled industrial sector where each additional job created up to two service jobs. Multiplier effects created jobs across different services.

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  • Vinzent Ostermeyer, 2023. "Local multipliers and the growth of services: evidence from late nineteenth century USA, Great Britain,and Sweden," European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society, vol. 27(1), pages 70-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ereveh:v:27:y:2023:i:1:p:70-90.
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