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The Determinants of Local Population Growth: A Study of Oxfordshire in the Nineteenth Century

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  • Mark Casson

    (University of Reading)

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"This paper examines why different towns and villages in England have grown at different rates. It focuses on one particular county - Oxfordshire – in the nineteenth century, but it pilots a research methodology which can be rolled out to other counties. Growth is measured by the proportional increase of population over a decade at the parish level. Differences in population growth are explained in terms of exogenous factors, such as proximity to major towns and access to major channels of transport and communication (river, canal, road and rail). Type of soil is also taken into account, and so too is the ownership and control of land. "

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  • Mark Casson, 2009. "The Determinants of Local Population Growth: A Study of Oxfordshire in the Nineteenth Century," Working Papers 9008, Economic History Society.
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    1. Bogart, Dan & You, Xuesheng & Alvarez-Palau, Eduard J. & Satchell, Max & Shaw-Taylor, Leigh, 2022. "Railways, divergence, and structural change in 19th century England and Wales," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    2. Kakpo, Eliakim & Le Gallo, Julie & Grivault, Camille & Breuillé, Marie, 2019. "Does railway accessibility boost population growth? Evidence from unfinished historical roadways in France," MPRA Paper 96743, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Dena Kasraian & Kees Maat & Dominic Stead & Bert van Wee, 2016. "Long-term impacts of transport infrastructure networks on land-use change: an international review of empirical studies," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(6), pages 772-792, November.
    4. Alvarez-Dias, Marcos & D'Hombres, Beatrice & Ghisetti, Claudia & Pontarollo, Nicola & Dijkstra, Lewis, 2018. "The Determinants of Population Growth: Literature review and empirical analysis," Working Papers 2018-10, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.

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    Population growth railway enclosure Oxfordshire;

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    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General

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