Why railways fail: Colonial railways and economic development in Habsburg Bosnia-Herzegovina

Are railways always a harbinger of prosperity? We examine the economic effects of railways in Bosnia-Herzegovina under Habsburg colonial rule. Our novel dataset consistently tracks the non-agricultural population share of over 4,500 settlements in Habsburg Bosnia in 1885, 1895, and 1910, based on ce...

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Main Authors:	Magnus Neubert, Stefan Nikolic
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Applied economics Development studies railways occupational structure Bosnia-Herzegovina Habsburg Empire Development Studies
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/31241851.v1
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