The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Thor Berger . Photo

Thor Berger

Associate senior lecturer

Thor Berger . Photo

Engines of Growth : Essays in Swedish Economic History

Author

  • Thor Berger

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

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)