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Verfasst von:Heblich, Stephan
 Redding, Stephen J
 Sturm, Daniel M
Titel:The Making of the Modern Metropolis: Evidence from London
Jahr:2020
Inhalt:Abstract Using newly constructed spatially disaggregated data for London from 1801 to 1921, we show that the invention of the steam railway led to the first large-scale separation of workplace and residence. We show that a class of quantitative urban models is remarkably successful in explaining this reorganization of economic activity. We structurally estimate one of the models in this class and find substantial agglomeration forces in both production and residence. In counterfactuals, we find that removing the whole railway network reduces the population and the value of land and buildings in London by up to 51.5% and 53.3% respectively, and decreases net commuting into the historical center of London by more than 300,000 workers.
ISSN:0033-5533
Titel Quelle:The Quarterly journal of economics
Jahr Quelle:2020
Band/Heft Quelle:135, 4, S. 2059-2133
DOI:doi:10.1093/qje/qjaa014
URL:DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjaa014
Sprache:English
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