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Remote investing in Latin America, 1869–1929

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalization. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the United Kingdom, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business activities affected the valuation of ...
Gareth Campbell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The big impact of small change: Fresh estimates of English wheat market integration, 1693–1893

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Using existing and new price data sets, we provide the first estimates of market integration across England over the entire 200 years of the industrial revolution. We document a significant, though not huge, integration improvement for markets furthest from London. Full integration was achieved by the 1830s. Our price data sets vary in quality
Liam Brunt, Edmund Cannon
wiley   +1 more source

The aesthetic sublime of megaproject structures: A framework and a research agenda

open access: yesEuropean Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The physical structures of megaprojects—such as mega‐canals, metros, railway lines, bridges, tunnels, and iconic opera houses—hold a profound capacity to generate aesthetic experiences with enduring societal impact. Yet, research on megaprojects has predominantly focused on functionality and economic rationale with aesthetics being pushed to ...
Federica De Molli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geodynamics of high-speed railway

Transportation Geotechnics, 2018
Abstract High-speed railway is one kind of important transportation infrastructures developed in many countries worldwide, and it has significant benefits on both economic development and social progress. The most obvious feature distinguishing the high-speed railway from the conventional railway is its high train operation speed, and this leads to ...
Xuecheng Bian   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Bowstring bridges for high-speed railway transportation

open access: yesIABSE Symposium, Antwerp 2003: Structures for High-Speed Railway Transportation, 2003
The Italian Railway Transportation Organization (RFI) is presently planning to replace existing traditional steel bridges with bowstring bridges designed according to high-speed requirements. This study is focused on structural types and design rules, with the aim to fulfill the current requirements on fatigue and passenger comfort.
BRAGA, Franco   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

High-Speed Railways in Spain

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2011
The Spanish high-speed railway (HSR) network has developed swiftly over the past few years. In less than two decades, this network has already become the second longest in Europe and the third in the world ranking, and the network continues to grow. Given this situation and given that the Spanish HSR system is considered by several governments as an ...
M. Sánchez-Borràs   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

High-Speed Railway

2013
Starting with the opening of the first Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Osaka in 1964, high-speed rail transport, functioning at speeds up and above 300 km/h, has been built in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Scandinavia, Belgium and the Netherlands.
openaire   +1 more source

High-Speed Railway in Yunnan Province: The Impacts of High-Speed Railway on Urban Economic Development

2020
In recent years, the rapid development of China’s high-speed railway has brought great impact on regional economic development. This paper evaluates the impact of Shanghai-Kunming high-speed railway on the economic and social development of cities along Yunnan Province from two aspects: direct effect and indirect effect.
Lili Hu, Ming Guo, Yunshuo Liu, Long Ye
openaire   +1 more source

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