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S3 E7: Industrialization, Diffusion of Technology, and Meiji Japan with Réka Juhász (British Columbia)

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S3 E7: Industrialization, Diffusion of Technology, and Meiji Japan with Réka Juhász (British Columbia)

In this episode, our guest is Reka Juhasz from the University of British Columbia and we talked about her academic journey, favorite books and papers in economics, why some countries could successfully industrialize while others failed, what made Meiji Japan special, and more!


06:58 Why could some countries industrialize more successfully than others? 

09:55 What specifically happened in Meiji Japan in the 19th century?

20:10 What is the main message of this QJE paper?

23:00 Industrial Policy and Political Agendas

28:25 Cheezy Questions and Never Have I Ever!



Papers/Books mentioned in the episode:

Codification, Technology Absorption, and the Globalization of the Industrial Revolution: https://www.nber.org/papers/w32667


The Rise of "the Rest": https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-rise-of-the-rest-9780195170597?cc=gb&lang=en&


The Wind of Change: Maritime Technology, Trade, and Economic Development: https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20140832



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