Go east: On the impact of the Transiberian Railway on economic development in Eastern Russia

This paper addresses the question whether or not large-scale infrastructure investments have a causal effect of local economic development. By using a novel instrumental variable approach based on historical trade and travel routes across the Russian East, I am able to identify a causal and negative effect of remoteness to the Transsiberian Railway on local economic activity as measured by nocturnal lights emission.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Seiffert, Sebastian
Publisher:	Stuttgart : Universität Hohenheim, Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
Subject:	Transport Costs \| Railway \| Russia \| Nightlights \| Regional Economics \| Development

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Series:	Hohenheim Discussion Papers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences ; 02-2019
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	166304340X [GVK] hdl:10419/195057 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:hohdps:022019 [RePEc]
Classification:	O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development ; O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes ; R40 - Transportation Systems. General
Source:	EconStor

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10011992436