The spatial impacts of a massive rail disinvestment program: The Beeching Axe

IF 5.7 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Urban Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2024.103691

Stephen Gibbons , Stephan Heblich , Edward W. Pinchbeck

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Abstract

This paper investigates the reversibility of the effects of transport infrastructure investments, based on a programme that removed much of the rail network in Britain during the mid-20th century. We find that a 10% loss in rail access between 1950 and 1980 caused a persistent 3% decline in local population relative to unaffected areas, implying that the 1 in 5 places most exposed to the cuts saw 24 percentage points less population growth than the 1 in 5 places that were least exposed. The cuts reduced local jobs and shares of skilled workers and young people.

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大规模铁路撤资计划的空间影响：比青斧头

本文以 20 世纪中期英国拆除大部分铁路网的计划为基础，研究了交通基础设施投资效应的可逆性。我们发现，与未受影响的地区相比，1950 年至 1980 年间铁路通达率下降 10%会导致当地人口持续下降 3%，这意味着受削减影响最大的五分之一地区的人口增长比受影响最小的五分之一地区低 24 个百分点。削减减少了当地的就业机会，也减少了技术工人和年轻人的比例。

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Journal of Urban Economics Multiple-

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10.60

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4.80%

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