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Victorian internet: the trade impact of the transatlantic telegraph

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  • Claudia Steinwender

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The telegraph was the Victorian equivalent of today's 'big data', helping firms to forecast future demand. Analysing such unique historical 'experiments' helps understand how firms and markets respond when new technology leads to a dramatic change in the availability of information.

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  • Claudia Steinwender, 2014. "Victorian internet: the trade impact of the transatlantic telegraph," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 417, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:417
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    trade; technology; markets; consumer demand; economic history;
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