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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703459
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012625818
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Full steam ahead: Insider knowledge, stock trading and the nationalization of the railways in Prussia around 1879
Buchner, Michael; Jopp, Tobias A. - 2019
The costs and benefits of insider trading is a persistent topic in the economic literature and public discourse alike. Nowadays insider trading is principally illegal and morally banned implying that the costs are supposed to weigh heavier than the potential benefits. We study insider trading...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012669500
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What caused the failure of nationalisation of the railway system in Germany? : Malfunction of the German Imperial Railway Office (Reichseisenbahnamt) in the 1870s and 1880s.
Banzawa, Ayumu - Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University - 2012
Imperial Chancellor (Reichskanzler). The REA was not able to keep railways in the Reich (unified Germany) under its perfect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584184
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The Transportation Revolution in Industrializing Britain: A Survey
Bogart, Dan - Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine - 2013
Between 1700 and 1870 Britain's transport sector improved dramatically. This paper surveys the literature on Britain’s transport revolution and examines its contribution to economic growth during the Industrial Revolution. It reviews the important infrastructural and technological...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011155515
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The Benefits of Logistics Investments: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Rodrigue, Jean-Paul - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Transportation is an inherently crucial factor in supporting economic activities as well as providing opportunities for economic development. As such, the provision of transport infrastructures is a common priority in capital investment, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652997
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Was Germany ever united? Borders and domestic trade, 1885 - 1933
Wolf, Nikolaus - 2006
comprehensive set of domestic trade flow data on railways and waterways, covering all parts of Germany 1885-1933. First, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299097
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Second Best Decision Making of Railway Operators: How to fix Fares, Frequency and Vehicle Size
Rietveld, Piet; van Woudenberg, Stefan - 2007
Railway networks are characterised by variations in demand on different links. Optimal strategies therefore call for a differentiated treatment of fares, frequencies and vehicle sizes in various links. However, for several reasons, railway operators may apply uniform levels for these decision...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325492
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Independent women: Shareholders in the age of the suffragettes
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Gallagher, Áine; … - 2018
influenced by male associates. Using a novel dataset of 500,000 shareholders in some of the largest British railways, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902406
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E-business and transportation: quantifying impacts: overall system & railway industry levels
Ferreira, L. - 2003
-business in railways. The main aims of the project are to: Map information flows and supply chain participant requirements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448191