The Causal Effect of Transport Infrastructure: Evidence from a New Historical Database

In this paper, we analyze the effect of transport infrastructure investments in railways. As a testing ground, we use data from a new historical database that includes annual panel data on approximately 2,400 Swedish rural geographical areas during the period 1860-1917. We use a staggered event stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	arXiv.org 2021-08
Hauptverfasser:	Lindgren, Erik, Pettersson-Lidbom, Per, Tyrefors, Bjorn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic activity Economic conditions Economics Heterogeneity Income Infrastructure Railways
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