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S1 Ep19: The making of modern London
Season 1 · Episode 19

S1 Ep19: The making of modern London

VoxTalks Economics

October 19, 201820m 45s

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Show Notes

What accounts for London's explosive growth in the 19th and early 20th centuries? Tim Phillips talks to Stephen Redding of Princeton University about new research that shows how important the railways have been, and continue to be, in creating the modern metropolis.

Read about the research on VoxEU.org