Canals and Orchards
The Impact of Transport Network Access on Agricultural Productivity in Nineteenth-Century Bangkok
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5753387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thanyaporn Chankrajang (0000-0002-7468-3997, Chulalongkorn University), Jessica Vechbanyongratana (0000-0003-2345-7962, Chulalongkorn University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 996-1030 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| 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/s0022050720000509 |
| OpenAlex | W3114212851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
We assess the impact of access to Bangkok's nineteenth-century canal network on orchard productivity using a new dataset constructed from 1880s orchard land deeds. We find that properties located adjacent to canals, which were built for purposes exogenous to orchard production, had significantly higher labor productivity than those located inland. Gaining direct access to canals led to productivity improvements through better access to markets, which in turn enhanced cultivators' welfare. We conclude, based on a method developed by Oster (2019), that unobserved selection bias is negligible, allowing for the positive impact of canal access to be interpreted as causal
Agricultural economics · Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Archaeology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Market access · Orchard · Production (economics) · Productivity · Welfare · Ecology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |