Internal Borders and Population Geography in the Unification of Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5752977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian A’hearn (University of Nottingham), Valeria Rueda (0000-0002-4967-3172, Center for Economic and Policy Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 747-785 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050723000256 |
| OpenAlex | W3031059422 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
We offer new evidence on the spatial economic impact of Italian unification. Adopting municipal population as a proxy for local economic activity, we construct a new geocoded dataset spanning the pre- and post-unification periods and discover robust evidence of an acceleration in growth near the former borders. A disproportionate improvement in market access boosted growth in these locations when barriers to trade were dismantled. Indirectly, unification's decisive contribution to intraregional market integration, local specialization and exchange, and economic development is revealed
Cartography · Construct (python library) · Economic geography · Economics · Geocoding · Geography · Macroeconomics · Market integration · Population · Proxy (statistics) · Regional science · Sociology · Unification · Computer Science · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |