Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context
We investigate the impact of transport innovations on the productivity of urban locations in 1890-1936 Berlin, Germany. We find an increase in land value of up to 2.5% per 100Â m decline in distance to urban railway station.
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2009
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Authors: | Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. ; Wendland, Nicolai |
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Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 105.2009, 1, p. 97-99
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Transport innovations Land values Location productivity Economic history |
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