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Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context

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  • Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.
  • Wendland, Nicolai

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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 100Â m decline in distance to urban railway station.

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  • Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. & Wendland, Nicolai, 2009. "Looming stations: Valuing transport innovations in historical context," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 105(1), pages 97-99, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:1:p:97-99
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