Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 97-99

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

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.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:1:p:97-99
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24