Borders, market access and urban growth; the case of Saxon towns and the Zollverein

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dc.contributor.authorPloeckl, F.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe Zollverein, the, customs union between independent German states, removed all internal borders. This paper investigates its economic impact focussing on urban population growth in the state of Saxony. Implications from a economic geography model are tested with a data set on town populations and location characteristics as well as an improved distance measure created with GIS techniques to include geography and infrastructure. Saxony's Zollverein membership led to significantly higher growth for towns close to the liberalized border. The effect depended on a town's size, was reinforced through neighboring markets and worked through influencing migration and natural increase.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityFlorian Ploeckl
dc.identifier.doi10.25909/5bc964e2bfe74
dc.identifier.orcidPloeckl, F. [0000-0001-8500-9028]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/115264
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitut d’Economia de Barcelona
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInstitut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB) Working Papers 2010/42
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dc.source.urihttp://ieb.ub.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2010-IEB-WorkingPaper-42.pdf
dc.subjectEconomic geography; market access; customs union; GIS
dc.titleBorders, market access and urban growth; the case of Saxon towns and the Zollverein
dc.typeWorking paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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