THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN U.S. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 1840-1860

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Herrendorf, Berthold; Schmitz, James A., Jr.; Teixeira, Arilton
• 署名单位: Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Minneapolis
• 刊物名称: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0020-6598
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00697.x
• 发表日期: 2012
• 页码: 693-715
• 关键词: us; TRADE; WORLD

摘要

We return to two questions concerning the 19th century U.S. transportation revolution. First, to what extent were transportation improvements responsible for the large changes in the regional distribution of population in the United States and, within regions, for the changes in industry structure? Second, how important were transportation improvements for welfare gains? We find that transport improvements were the key factor driving where people lived and what industry they worked in. We also find that transport improvements were important for welfare gains: Gains over 18401860 would have been only half as large if there had been no transportation improvements.