Innovation and Gender during Industrialization
Midway: The case of patenting activity in France 1791-1913
Youssouf Merouani
2023-11-27
A survey.
Merouani, Y. & Perrin, F. (2022). “Gender and the Long-Run Development Process: A Survey of the Literature.” European Review of Economic History, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 612–641.
There has been a dispelling of myths about women
- About how women worked in the past
- About how much they earned
About how much they contributed to the economic prosperity of developed and developing economies.
many divisive debates, and unanswered questions
How does this project fit into the broader discussion?
Why?
- Technology and science key in the industrialization process.
- Still a research gap regarding women’s role in the process.
What?
- A long-run view of innovation in France during its industrialization.
How?
- The whole patenting activity during the century (1791-1913)
- Geocoded industry data
- Individual level data
How does this project fit into the broader discussion?
Why?
- Technology and science key in the industrialization process.
- Still a research gap regarding women’s role in the process.
What?
- A long-run view of innovation in France during it’s industrialization.
How?
- The whole patenting activity during the century (1791-1913)
- Geocoded industry data
- Individual level data
Data.
The first papers, use exclusively patent data.
Data collection and refinement
