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The causal effect of transport infrastructure: evidence from a new historical database
Lindgren, Erik; Pettersson-Lidbom, Per; Tyrefors, Björn - 2021
In this paper, we analyze the effect of transport infrastructure investments in railways. As a testing ground, we use …. Importantly, we find extremely large reduced-form effects of having access to railways. For real nonagricultural income, the … that simultaneous/coordinated investment, such as large infrastructure investment in railways, can generate economic growth …
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The impact of the German autobahn net on regional labor market performance : a study using historical instrument variables
Möller, Joachim; Zierer, Marcus - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the German autobahn net on the economic performance of German regions. To address endogeneity and reverse causation problems, we use historical instrument variables, i.e. a plan of the railroad net in 1890 and a plan of the autobahn net in 1937. We find a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423765
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The Impact of the German Autobahn Net on Regional Labor Market Performance : A Study Using Historical Instrument Variables
Moeller, Joachim - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the German autobahn net on the economic performance of German regions. To address endogeneity and reverse causation problems, we use historical instrument variables, i.e. a plan of the railroad net in 1890 and a plan of the autobahn net in 1937. We find a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044416
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The impact of the German autobahn net on regional labor market performance : a study using historical instrument variables
Möller, Joachim; Zierer, Marcus - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the German autobahn net on the economic performance of German regions. To address endogeneity and reverse causation problems, we use historical instrument variables, i.e. a plan of the railroad net in 1890 and a plan of the autobahn net in 1937. We find a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010440610
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Market Consequences of ICT Innovations
Mang, Constantin - 2016
This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...
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Market consequences of ICT innovations
Mang, Constantin - 2016
This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742370
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Market consequences of ICT innovations
Mang, Constantin - 2016
This volume was prepared by Constantin Mang while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes a short introduction and four self-contained chapters that focus on ICT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011558289
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A rental-equivalence index for owner-occupied housing in West Germany 1985 to 1998
Kurz, Claudia; Hoffmann, Johannes - 2004
In this paper, we review the German practice of imputing the costs of owner-occupied housing by increasing the relative weight of actual rents in the CPI. As the structure of owner-occupied housing differs substantially from that of rental housing, this variant of the imputation method may cause...
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Relative house price dynamics across euro area and US cities: convergence or divergence?
Hiebert, Paul; Roma, Moreno - 2010
This paper examines the time varying dispersion in city house price levels across the four biggest euro area countries compared with those in the United States. Using available city-level data over the period 1987-2008, it tests for price convergence and analyses key factors explaining price...
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Demografie und Immobilien: Der Einfluss der erwarteten Flächennachfrage auf die heutigen Wohnimmobilienpreise
Pomogajko, Kirill; Voigtländer, Michael - In: IW-Trends - Vierteljahresschrift zur empirischen … 39 (2012) 2, pp. 55-69
Die Bevölkerung in Deutschland wird in den nächsten Jahrzehnten deutlich kleiner. Landkreise und Städte im Ruhrgebiet und im Osten Deutschlands schrumpfen schon jetzt, während Metropolen wie München und Hamburg noch kräftig zulegen. Immobilieninvestoren konzentrieren sich daher vornehmlich...
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