TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Möller, Joachim
AU  - Zierer, Marcus
        TI  - The Impact of the German Autobahn Net on Regional Labor Market Performance: A Study Using Historical Instrument Variables
        PY  - 2014/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8593
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8593
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - transport infrastructure
KW  - regional labor market performance
KW  - historical instrumental variables
KW  - reverse causation
KW  - new economic geography
        ER  -