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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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On the economics of the restructuring of world railways, with a focus on Russia

Pittman, Russell W. - 2021

restructuring. This history is then applied to the freight railways sector, followed by a discussion of the current state of the …

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Agglomeration and emigration: The economic impact of railways in post-Famine Ireland

Fernihough, Alan; Lyons, Ronan C. - 2022

Ireland developed one of the world's most intensive railroad networks in the second half of the 19th century. However, the emergence of railroads occurred in tandem with a failure to industrialize and mass depopulation suggesting limited, if any, impact on the island's economy. This paper...

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A review on railway delay management

König, Eva - In: Public Transport 12 (2020) 2, pp. 335-361

transferred through the network. In literature, several works consider delays and their impact on railways and how to reschedule …

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The structure of freight flows in Europe and its implications for EU railway freight policy

Mitusch, Kay; Liedtke, Gernot; Guihery, Laurent; Bälz, … - 2014

We analyse the potential for shifting freight transports to the railways in Western and Central Europe. This potential …

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Network unbundling and flawed coordination: Lessons from electricity and railways

Brunekreeft, Gert - 2014

underlined with lessons from (European) electricity and railways. …

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Does supporting passenger railways reduce road traffic externalities?

Lalive, Rafael; Luechinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin - 2013

Many governments subsidize regional rail service as an alternative to road traffic. This paper assesses whether increases in service frequency reduce road traffic externalities. We exploit differences in service frequency growth by procurement mode following a railway reform in Germany to...

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Infrastructure, economic growth and population density in Turkey

Beyzatlar, Mehmet Aldonat; Kuştepeli, Yeşim - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 4 (2011) 3, pp. 39-57

. This study deals with the impact of railways as hard type of transportation infrastructure on economic growth and …

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Contribuições das ferrovias Norte-Sul e Centro-Atlântica na expansão do vetor externo da economia do Centro-Oeste

Pires, Murilo José de Souza; Campos, Flávia Rezende - 2019

The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which the railway modalities implemented in the Midwest region have contributed to boost the integration process of this region to the main international consumption centers. In order to do so, it was adopted the hypothesis that the export...

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The railway network and the process of population concentration in Spain, 1900 - 2001

Franch-Auladell, Xavier; Morillas-Torné, Mateu; Martí … - In: Revista de historia económica 32 (2014) 3, pp. 351-379

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