Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context

被引:17
作者
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. [1 ]
Wendland, Nicolai [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hamburg, Dept Econ, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
[2] Tech Univ Darmstadt, Dept Int Econ, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany
关键词
Transport innovations; Land values; Location productivity; Economic history; NEW-YORK; MARKET; PRICE; LAND;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2009.06.010
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
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. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页码:97 / 99
页数:3
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