The transatlantic telegraph’s introduction is a lesson from history on how information technology can improve firms’ ability to forecast demand
Steinwender, C.
(2014).
The transatlantic telegraph’s introduction is a lesson from history on how information technology can improve firms’ ability to forecast demand.
When new technology leads to a dramatic change in the availability of information, how do firms and markets respond? In a unique historical ‘experiment’, Claudia Steinwender evaluates the trade impact of the submarine transatlantic telegraph cable that connected Europe and North America in the mid-nineteenth century.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2014 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 13 Aug 2014 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58960 |