Thor Berger
Associate senior lecturer
Engines of Growth : Essays in Swedish Economic History
Author
Summary, in English
Sweden experienced a remarkable economic transformation between the 18th century and the outbreak of World War I. This dissertation consists of four self-contained papers that uses a quantitative empirical approach to identify key drivers of this transformation by analyzing the contribution of the potato to economic growth, the determinants of the early investments in mass schooling, and how the rollout of the national railroad network shaped rural and urban growth patterns from the mid-19th century to the present day. Together, the findings of this dissertation contribute novel evidence on the causal determinants of Sweden’s acceleration in growth and also shed light on the historical roots of contemporary patterns of regional and urban development.
Department/s
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2016-09-08
Language
English
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Topic
- Economic History
Keywords
- Industrialization
- Regional growth
- Transportation infrastructure
- Urbanization
Status
Published
Supervisor
- Kerstin Enflo
- Martin Henning
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-91-87793-29-5
- ISBN: 978-91-87793-28-8
Defence date
30 September 2016
Defence time
14:15
Defence place
Holger Crafoord Centre EC3:210
Opponent
- Nikolaus Wolf (Professor)