Regionale Wachstumseffekte der Schweizer Eisenbahnexpansion im 19. Jahrhundert
Datum:
10 December 2018, 12:15 - 13:15
Referent
Konstantin Büchel ist Post-Doc am Volkswirtschaftlichen Institut in Bern im Bereich Public Economics. Im Rahmen des Lunch-Seminars referiert er über die regionalen Wachstumseffekte der Schweizer Eisenbahnexpansion im 19. Jahrhundert. Methodik und Arbeitsweise entstammen der Volkswirtschaftslehre; das Thema hat aber auch einen wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Bezug.
Publikation zum Thema
Büchel, Konstantin and Kyburz, Stephan (2018): Fast track to growth? Railway access, population growth and local displacement in 19th century Switzerland. CEP Discussion Papers, CEPDP1538. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Abstract
We study the effect of railway access on population growth in 19th century Switzerland. Our analysis is based on geo-referenced railway network information and an inconsequential units IV approach. Gaining direct railway access increased annual population growth by 0.4 percentage points, while municipalities in close vicinity but no direct access (i.e. 2-10 km distance) experienced a growth slump of similar magnitude. We interpret these findings as evidence of highly localised displacement effects related to railway connections.
Konstantin Büchel ist Post-Doc am Volkswirtschaftlichen Institut in Bern im Bereich Public Economics. Im Rahmen des Lunch-Seminars referiert er über die regionalen Wachstumseffekte der Schweizer Eisenbahnexpansion im 19. Jahrhundert. Methodik und Arbeitsweise entstammen der Volkswirtschaftslehre; das Thema hat aber auch einen wirtschaftsgeschichtlichen Bezug.
Publikation zum Thema
Büchel, Konstantin and Kyburz, Stephan (2018): Fast track to growth? Railway access, population growth and local displacement in 19th century Switzerland. CEP Discussion Papers, CEPDP1538. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Abstract
We study the effect of railway access on population growth in 19th century Switzerland. Our analysis is based on geo-referenced railway network information and an inconsequential units IV approach. Gaining direct railway access increased annual population growth by 0.4 percentage points, while municipalities in close vicinity but no direct access (i.e. 2-10 km distance) experienced a growth slump of similar magnitude. We interpret these findings as evidence of highly localised displacement effects related to railway connections.
