Recent research relating to productivity growth during the British industrial revolution is reviewed. This confirms that there was a gradual acceleration rather than a ‘take‐off’. The explanation for the speeding‐up of technological progress remains controversial but the evidence base has improved considerably. In the face of a surge in population growth, slow growth of real wages during the industrial revolution may be seen as a good outcome which was underpinned by improved growth potential. Slow total factor productivity growth from the 1870s suggests that British technological capabilities at the end of the industrial revolution were still quite limited.

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了解工业革命中的生产率增长†

回顾了有关英国工业革命期间生产力增长的最新研究。这证实了有一个逐渐的加速而不是“起飞”。关于加速技术进步的解释仍存在争议，但证据基础已大大改善。面对人口增长的激增，工业革命期间实际工资的缓慢增长可能被视为良好的结果，其增长潜力得到了加强。从1870年代开始，全要素生产率的缓慢增长表明，在工业革命结束时英国的技术能力仍然十分有限。