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The Impact of the German Autobahn Net on Regional Labor Market Performance: A Study Using Historical Instrument Variables

This paper analyzes the impact of the German autobahn net on the economic performance of German regions. To address endogeneity and reverse causation problems, we use historical instrument variables, i.e. a plan of the railroad net in 1890 and a plan of the autobahn net in 1937. We find a statistically and economically significant causal effect of transport infrastructure investments as measured by changes in the length of the autobahn net of West German NUTS 3 areas on regional employment and the wage bill.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8593

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Transportation: General
Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: Europe: Pre-1913
Economic History: Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: Europe: 1913-
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Transportation Economics: General
Transportation Economics: Other
Thema
transport infrastructure
regional labor market performance
historical instrumental variables
reverse causation
new economic geography

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Möller, Joachim
Zierer, Marcus
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2014

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Möller, Joachim
  • Zierer, Marcus
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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