Econ 210a: Spring 2012: U.C. Berkeley: Memo Question for February 22: American Exceptionaism:
Econ 210a: Spring 2012: U.C. Berkeley: Memo Question for February 22: American Exceptionalism:
Robert Allen for Britain and Peter Temin for the U.S. (in Temin's case, channeling earlier historians like Rothbarth and Habakkuk) both argue that high real wages combined with abundant resources led to a distinctive pattern of industrialization. Along with obvious similarities, their arguments also display important differences. What are these differences and for what do they matter?
