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Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the impact of transportation infrastructure

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Submitted by susan on Mon, 2018-04-30 13:51

How large are the benefits of transportation infrastructure projects, and what explains these benefits? This paper uses archival data from colonial India to investigate the impact of India’s vast railroad network.

Author: 
Dave Donaldson
Main Topic: 
Transport
thesaurus: 
Rail Transport
India
Infrastructure Development
History
Economic Development
Name of the Journal: 
American Economic Review
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External URL: 
https://dave-donaldson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Donaldson_RRRaj_AER.pdf
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Publication Date: 
01/04/2018