TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of transportation in U.S. economic development
T2 - 1840-1860
AU - Herrendorf, Berthold
AU - Schmitz, James A.
AU - Teixeira, Arilton
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - We return to two questions concerning the 19th century U.S. transportation revolution. First, to what extent were transportation improvements responsible for the large changes in the regional distribution of population in the United States and, within regions, for the changes in industry structure? Second, how important were transportation improvements for welfare gains? We find that transport improvements were the key factor driving where people lived and what industry they worked in. We also find that transport improvements were important for welfare gains: Gains over 1840-1860 would have been only half as large if there had been no transportation improvements.
AB - We return to two questions concerning the 19th century U.S. transportation revolution. First, to what extent were transportation improvements responsible for the large changes in the regional distribution of population in the United States and, within regions, for the changes in industry structure? Second, how important were transportation improvements for welfare gains? We find that transport improvements were the key factor driving where people lived and what industry they worked in. We also find that transport improvements were important for welfare gains: Gains over 1840-1860 would have been only half as large if there had been no transportation improvements.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00697.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00697.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864292633
SN - 0020-6598
VL - 53
SP - 693
EP - 716
JO - International Economic Review
JF - International Economic Review
IS - 3
ER -