Looming stations: valuing transport innovations in historical context

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. ORCID: 0000-0001-5664-3230 and Wendland, Nicolai (2009) Looming stations: valuing transport innovations in historical context. Economics Letters, 105 (1). pp. 97-99. ISSN 0165-1765

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Abstract

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
Official URL:	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolet
Additional Information:	© 2009 Economics Letters
Divisions:	Geography and Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2009 11:05
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2025 03:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/25514

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