I estimate the economic impact of the construction of colonial India's railroad network from 1861-1930. Using newly collected district-level data on annual output, prices and internal trade flows I find that the railroad network had the following effects: (1) Railroads caused transport costs along...
Railways' Economic Impact on Uttar Pradesh and Colonial North India (1860-1914): The Iron Raj By Ian D. Derbyshire. Railways' Economic Impact on Uttar Pradesh and Colonial North India (1860-1914): The Iron Raj by Ian D. Derbyshire (review) Many obstacles remained, or indeed were created ...
From a public policy view, the study shows that pricing decisions made by the railroad industry affect not only the railroad industry and its clients, but also society as a whole. Policymakers should carefully evaluate each rate alternative for the full societal impacts before the rate structure ...
11.Research on the Relations between Jing-han Railroad and Morden Economic Development in Henan Province(1905-1937);京汉铁路与沿线河南经济变迁(1905-1937) 12.Ningxi Railway Open and Regional Economic Development along the Line;宁西铁路的开通与沿线区域经济发展 13.ON MULTI-COOPERATION OF THE INDUSTRIA...
The major cities east of the Mississippi River were linked by a spiderweb of railroad tracks. Chicago's growth illustrates the impact of these rail links. In 1849 Chicago was a village of a few hundred people with virtually no rail service. By 1860 it had become a city of 100,000, serve...
The major cities east of the Mississippi River were linked by a spiderweb of railroad tracks. [#insert1] Chicago’s growth illustrates the impact of these rail links. [#insert2] In 1849 Chicago was a village of a few hundred people with virtually no rail service. [#insert3] By 1860 it...
Assessing the Impact of Railroad Modernization on the Socio-Economic Regional Development Russian railroads are a major factor in the economic development of the regions. To date, they provide the volume of freight and passenger traffic and are ... Y Popova - Springer, Cham 被引量: 0发表: 202...
Economic impact Impact analysis Railroads Infrastructure Foreign investment PortugalArticle excerpt The objective of this paper is to identify the effects of railroad infrastructure investment on aggregate and regional economic performance in Portugal. At the aggregate level, we show that railroad investment ...
We use county and individual-level data from 1850 and 1860 to examine the economic impact of gaining access to a railroad. Previous studies have found that raiHaines , Michael R.Margo, Robert A.Social Science Electronic PublishingHaines, M. and R.A. Margo (2008): "Railroads and Local ...
First American Railway:The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, chartered in 1827, is often considered the first American common-carrier railroad. Transcontinental Railroad:The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States in 1869 marked a significant milestone. It connected the east and...