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The Demand for Aircraft and the Aircraft Industry, 1907–1958

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The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1903 marked the beginning of an industry which has grown to be the largest single manufacturing employer in the United States. Once the airplane was invented, there was wide-spread expectation that producing aircraft would be a very profitable business.

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  • Simonson, G. R., 1960. "The Demand for Aircraft and the Aircraft Industry, 1907–1958," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 20(3), pages 361-382, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:20:y:1960:i:03:p:361-382_10
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    1. Stephen Ciccone & Fred R. Kaen & Huimin Li, 2018. "The Fortunes of War and Aircraft Manufacturer Stock Returns: The Case of the Korean War," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 44(2), pages 211-241, April.
    2. Kenneth I. Carlaw & Richard G. Lipsey, 2021. "The Funding of Important Emerging and Evolving Technologies by the Public and Private Sectors," Discussion Papers dp21-04, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University.

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