Standard of Living Effects Due to Infrastructure Improvements in the 19th Century

Bibliographic Data

ID12169598
AuthorsPeter Groote (0000-0002-9642-4013, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Peter D Groote (University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,), J Paul Elhorst (0000-0001-6062-1202, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,, corresponding author), Petrus Tassenaar (University of Groningen, corresponding author), P G Tassenaar (University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,)
Year2009
Volume27
Issue3
Pages380-389
Publication date2009-02-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science Computer Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0894-4393 • E-ISSN: 1552-8286
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0894439308329764
OpenAlexW2093054719
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze the relationship between the biological standard of living and the development of the transport network in 90 municipalities located in the rural provinces of Groningen and Drenthe, the Netherlands, in the historical context of the 19th century. By running advanced spatiotemporal models, we find empirical evidence in favor of the so-called antebellum puzzle. This puzzle states that although the 19th-century infrastructure improvements had a positive effect on the standard of living in the long term, the short-term effect is negative

Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Geography · Late 19th century · Period (music · Political science · Regional science · Standard of living · Term (time · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Historical Economic and Social Studies

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