Railways and port traffic: The case of France during the first wave of globalization

Bertrand Blancheton, Christophe Leveque and Stephane Becuwe
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Bertrand Blancheton: BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Christophe Leveque: BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Stephane Becuwe: BSE - Bordeaux sciences économiques - UB - Université de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: We examine the impact of the railway network's expansion on port activity during the First Globalization, utilizing new databases from French customs. In a panel regression, we show that the construction of railway stations near ports is positively correlated with the value of exports. Using product-level data, we propose that local railway lines might have supported the growth of export-oriented industries. This is in particular the case near small ports.

Keywords: Port; Railway; International trade; France; Nineteenth century (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-03-01
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Published in Research in Transportation Business and Management, 2024, 53, pp.101110. ⟨10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101110⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101110

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