Herranz Loncán, Alfonso2013-05-032013-05-0320060022-0507https://hdl.handle.net/2445/41380This article reassesses the economic impact of Spanish railroads in 1850-1913, which has been usually considered to be substantially higher than in the most developed countries on the basis of the social saving methodology. The application of growth accounting techniques shows, by contrast, that the direct contribution of railroads to economic growth was lower in Spain than in the UK, mainly due to the low importance that railroad transport had within Spanish GDP before 1913.33 p.application/pdfeng(c) The Economic History Association, 2006FerrocarrilsHistòria econòmicaEspanyaPolítica ferroviàriaPolítica de transportsInfraestructures (Transport)RailroadsEconomic historySpainRailroads and stateTransportation and stateTransportation buildingsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article5594502013-05-03info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess