@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp8593,
            	author={Möller, Joachim and Zierer, Marcus},
            	title={The Impact of the German Autobahn Net on Regional Labor Market Performance: A Study Using Historical Instrument Variables},
            	year={2014},
	month={Oct},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={8593},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8593},
	abstract={This paper analyzes the impact of the German autobahn net on the economic performance of German regions. To address endogeneity and reverse causation problems, we use historical instrument variables, i.e. a plan of the railroad net in 1890 and a plan of the autobahn net in 1937. We find a statistically and economically significant causal effect of transport infrastructure investments as measured by changes in the length of the autobahn net of West German NUTS 3 areas on regional employment and the wage bill.},
	keywords={transport infrastructure;regional labor market performance;historical instrumental variables;reverse causation;new economic geography},
            }