Paving the way to modern growth: The Spanish Bourbon roads

IF 2.6 1区历史学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eeh.2023.101544

Miquel-Àngel Garcia-López , Alfonso Herranz-Loncán , Filippo Tassinari , Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal

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Abstract

This paper analyses the impact that Spanish road construction had on local population growth between 1787 and 1857. We find that the increase in market potential associated to road accessibility had a significant effect on local population growth. The impact was substantially higher on the municipalities that had a more diversified occupational structure. By contrast, the effect of the new network on population growth was negative in municipalities close but without direct access to the roads. We interpret these findings as evidence of a process of rural-to-rural migration due to the new roads.

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为现代发展铺平道路:西班牙波旁王朝之路

本文分析了1787年至1857年间西班牙道路建设对当地人口增长的影响。我们发现，与道路可达性相关的市场潜力的增加对当地人口增长有显著影响。职业结构更加多样化的城市受到的影响要大得多。相比之下，在靠近但没有直接通往道路的城市，新的交通网络对人口增长的影响是消极的。我们将这些发现解释为新道路导致农村向农村迁移的证据。

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Explorations in Economic History Multiple-

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2.50

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8.70%

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期刊介绍： Explorations in Economic History provides broad coverage of the application of economic analysis to historical episodes. The journal has a tradition of innovative applications of theory and quantitative techniques, and it explores all aspects of economic change, all historical periods, all geographical locations, and all political and social systems. The journal includes papers by economists, economic historians, demographers, geographers, and sociologists. Explorations in Economic History is the only journal where you will find "Essays in Exploration." This unique department alerts economic historians to the potential in a new area of research, surveying the recent literature and then identifying the most promising issues to pursue.