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Dec 2, 2022 · The positive effect of railway access on the population then increased markedly in Württemberg toward the end of the nineteenth century. Faster population growth coincided with higher local wages and housing costs as well as a more rapid reallocation of labor toward industrial activities.
The history of railways in Württemberg describes the beginnings and expansion of rail transport in Württemberg from the first studies in 1834 to today.
a major driver of economic growth during the Industrial Revolution. This paper studies the effect of railway access on municipal population, wages, housing values, and industrialisation of a developing German economy in the 19th century.
Abstract. This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the effect of railways on the spatial economic development of a German economy, the Kingdom of Württemberg, during the Industrial Revolution.
- Sebastian Till Braun, Richard Franke
- English
- 2019
Dec 2, 2022 · Abstract. This paper studies the average and heterogeneous effects of railway access on parish-level population, income, and industrialization in Württemberg during the Industrial Revolution....
The most significant changes over the years affect, apart from the vast expansion of the facilities, the location of the main Stuttgart station, the route of the Northern Railway between Stuttgart Central Station and Stuttgart North station, the position of the Rosenstein tunnels and the Neckar Viaduct.
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This paper studies the average and heterogeneous effects of railway access on parish-level population, income, and industrialization in Württemberg during the Industrial Revolution. We show that the growth-enhancing effect of the railway was much greater in parishes that were larger and more industrial at the outset.
