THE MAKING OF THE MODERN METROPOLIS: EVIDENCE FROM LONDON

Using newly constructed spatially disaggregated data for London from 1801 to 1921, we show that the invention of the steam railway led to the first large-scale separation of workplace and residence. We show that a class of quantitative urban models is remarkably successful in explaining this reorgan...

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Published in:The Quarterly journal of economics 2020-11, Vol.135 (4), p.2059-2133
Main Authors: Heblich, Stephan, Redding, Stephen J., Sturm, Daniel M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commuting
Counterfactuals
Economic activity
Educational activities
Forces and relations of production
Reorganization
Residence
Workplaces
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