Article ID: CBB462138014

Independent Women: Investing in British Railways, 1870–1922 (2021)

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The early twentieth century saw the British capital market reach a state of maturity before any of its global counterparts. This coincided with more women participating directly in the stock market. This study analyses whether these female shareholders chose to invest independently of men. Using a novel dataset of almost 500,000 shareholders in some of the largest British railways, it shows that women were much more likely to be solo shareholders than men. There is also evidence that they prioritized their independence above other considerations such as where they invested or how diversified they could be.

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Authors & Contributors
Carsten Burhop
Pereira, Hugo Silveira
Sergey Gelman
Neumayer, Andreas
O'Neil, Lindsey
Gillin, Edward J.
Concepts
Railway industry
Women
Stock market
Land transportation
Railroads
Investments
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Germany
United Kingdom
Mozambique
Institutions
Royal Observatory Greenwich
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