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Björn Brey
Björn Brey is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nottingham. His supervisors are Giovanni Facchini and Richard Upward. His primary research interests include development and international economics; secondary interests include economic history and political economy. His homepage is: https://sites.google.com/view/bjoernbrey/home
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Trade disruption, industrialisation, and how the sun set on British rule in India
It is argued that by keeping India open to imports of cheap British manufactures, the imperial power made it excessively difficult for Indian industry to emerge in the early 20th century. This article examines this by studying the impact of World War I-related drop in net imports from Britain during 1913-1917 on Indian industrialisation. It finds that the protection offered by this trade shock had a positive effect on Indian industry, and that 24% of industrial employment growth in this period can be attributed to it.
