An Examination of Railroad Common Stock Returns, 1835–97

Performance of railroad common stocks listed on the Boston stock market is used to develop a railroad common stock index. Determines the annual rate of return, and compares these rates with the relatively riskless returns available at the time through government bonds.

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Published in:Journal of transport history 1994-03, Vol.15 (1), p.20-44
Main Authors: van Fenstermaker, J., Malone, R. Phil, Stansell, Stanley R.
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19th century
Communications
transports
civil engineering
Dividends
History of science and technology
Prices
Railroads
Railways
Securities markets
Stock exchanges
Stockholders
Technology
Transports
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Communications
transports
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History of science and technology
Prices
Railroads
Railways
Securities markets
Stock exchanges
Stockholders
Technology
Transports
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