1. The making of a Russian engineer -- 2. First steps in railway engineering -- 3. Engineering professor -- 4. The Russian Revolution of 1905 -- 5. Applications of science on the Russian railways, 1908-1914 -- 7. America and the Bolshevik Revolution -- 8. Building the new Russia -- 9. The diesel...

We study the impact of improved rail access on entrepreneurship rates in England and Wales. We use data from the Census spanning 2001, 2011, and 2021 to analyse self-employment rates in granular geographic areas of around 200 residents. Specifically, we study how they respond to changes in the...

1. Introduction -- 2. The railway network, urban development and town planning : 1830-1947 -- 3. Institutional arrangements : 1948-68 -- 4. Policy : 1948-68 -- 5. Outcomes : 1948-68 -- 6. Institutional relationships : 1969-94 -- 7. Policy : 1969-94 -- 8. Outcomes : 1969-94 -- 9. Case study : the...