Transportation Revolution: The Car in the 1920s

Shari Eli, Joshua Hausman and Paul Rhode

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, vol. 112, 219-23

Abstract: In 1919, there were 6 cars for every 100 people in the United States; in 1929, there were 19. The diffusion of the car transformed daily life and had large economic effects. Data on car registrations at the state level help us to understand the correlates of car diffusion. We also consider some of the ways in which car diffusion likely impacted the economy.

JEL-codes: L62 N32 N72 N92 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221082

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