Flückiger, Matthias; Hornung, Erik; Larch, Mario; … - 2021 - This version:January 2020
, we document that contemporary interregional trade was influenced by connectivity within the network. Today, these … connectivity differentials continue to influence integration as approximated by cross-regional firm investment behaviour … preferences and values. We show that our results are Roman-connectivity specific and do not reflect pre-existing patterns of …