The long shadow of history : roman legacy and economic development - evidence from the German limes

dc.contributor.authorWahl, Fabiande
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-08T08:51:43Z
dc.date.available2024-04-08T08:51:43Z
dc.date.created2015-09-07
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper contributes to the understanding of the long-run consequences of Roman rule on economic development. In ancient times, the area of contemporary Germany was divided into a Roman and non-Roman part. The study uses this division to test whether the formerly Roman part of Germany show a higher nightlight luminosity than the non-Roman part. This is done by using the Limes wall as geographical discontinuity in a regression discontinuity design framework. The results indicate that economic development—as measured by luminosity—is indeed significantly and robustly larger in the formerly Roman parts of Germany. The study identifies the persistence of the Roman road network until the present as an important factor causing this development advantage of the formerly Roman part of Germany both by fostering city growth and by allowing for a denser road network.en
dc.identifier.swb445041188
dc.identifier.urihttps://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5943
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-11188
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences; 2015,08
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dc.subjectRoman empireen
dc.subjectEconomic developmenten
dc.subjectGermanyen
dc.subjectBoundary discontinuityen
dc.subjectTransport infrastructureen
dc.subjectPersistenceen
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.gndDeutschlandde
dc.subject.gndWirtschaftsgeschichtede
dc.subject.gndWirtschaftsentwicklungde
dc.titleThe long shadow of history : roman legacy and economic development - evidence from the German limesde
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local.bibliographicCitation.publisherPlaceUniversität Hohenheimde
local.export.bibtex@techreport{Wahl2015, url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/5943}, author = {Wahl, Fabian}, title = {The long shadow of history : roman legacy and economic development - evidence from the German limes}, year = {2015}, school = {Universität Hohenheim}, series = {Hohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences}, }
local.export.bibtexAuthorWahl, Fabian
local.export.bibtexKeyWahl2015
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local.faculty.number3de
local.institute.number520de
local.opus.number1118
local.series.issueNumber2015,08
local.series.titleHohenheim discussion papers in business, economics and social sciences
local.universityUniversität Hohenheimde
local.university.facultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciencesen
local.university.facultyFakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftende
local.university.instituteInstitute for Economicsen
local.university.instituteInstitut für Volkswirtschaftslehrede

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