Railroad Impact in Backward Economies: Spain, 1850-1913
This article reassesses the economic impact of Spanish railroads in 1850-1913, which has been usually considered to be substantially higher than in the most developed countries on the basis of the social saving methodology. The application of growth accounting techniques shows, by contrast, that the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/41380 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/41380 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ferrocarrils Història econòmica Espanya Política ferroviària Política de transports Infraestructures (Transport) Railroads Economic history Spain Railroads and state Transportation and state Transportation buildings |
| Sumario: | This article reassesses the economic impact of Spanish railroads in 1850-1913, which has been usually considered to be substantially higher than in the most developed countries on the basis of the social saving methodology. The application of growth accounting techniques shows, by contrast, that the direct contribution of railroads to economic growth was lower in Spain than in the UK, mainly due to the low importance that railroad transport had within Spanish GDP before 1913. |
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