Looming stations: valuing transport innovations in historical context
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.
; and Wendland, Nicolai
(2009)
Looming stations: valuing transport innovations in historical context
Economics Letters, 105 (1).
pp. 97-99.
ISSN 0165-1765
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 100 m decline in distance to urban railway station.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2009 Economics Letters |
| Departments | Geography and Environment |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.06.010 |
| Date Deposited | 15 Oct 2009 11:05 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/25514 |
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