Too late but profitable : railroads in Colombia during 1920-1950

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
838
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
N26
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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