The Journal of Economic History · 2025 · Shari J. Eli、Joshua K. Hausman、Paul W. Rhode
中文摘要
本文探讨两个问题:(1) 为什么在1929年之前美国比其他国家更快地普及了汽车;(2) 为什么在1909年至1919年间,汽车在美国从奢侈品转变为大众市场商品。答案部分在于T型车在美国的成功。T型车的大规模生产始于1913年;到1917年,超过40%的美国汽车是T型车。关税以及在底特律以外设厂生产的困难,使得T型车在美国的成功难以在国外复制。
Abstract
We ask (1) why the United States adopted the car more quickly than other countries before 1929, and (2) why in the United States the car changed from a luxury to a mass-market good between 1909 and 1919. The answer is in part the success of the Model T in the United States. Mass production of the Model T began in 1913; by 1917, more than 40 percent of U.S. cars were Model Ts. Tariffs and difficulties producing outside Detroit made the U.S. success of the Model T difficult to replicate abroad.