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Thor Berger . Foto

Thor Berger

Biträdande universitetslektor

Thor Berger . Foto

Firm survival and the rise of the factory

Författare

  • Thor Berger
  • Vinzent Ostermeyer

Summary, in English

This paper uses longitudinal establishment-level data to trace the rise of the factory during Sweden's industrialization between 1864 and 1890. We document a sharp shift from the small artisan shop to the mechanized factory, which can largely be ascribed to differences in survival. Whilst non-mechanized establishments could compete with the factory during early industrialization, a distinct survival advantage of the factory appeared at later stages of industrialization. The evolving advantage of the factory can mainly be attributed to its larger scale, labour productivity, and technology use. By the end of the nineteenth century, these factors became increasingly important determinants of firm survival.

Avdelning/ar

  • Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen
  • Tillväxt, teknologisk förändring och ojämlikhet

Publiceringsår

2025

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

62-86

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Economic History Review

Volym

78

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Wiley-Blackwell

Ämne

  • Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Nyckelord

  • division of labour
  • factory system
  • industrialization
  • survival analysis
  • Sweden
  • technology

Aktiv

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0013-0117