Does transportation infrastructure construction promote population agglomeration? Evidence from 1838 Chinese county-level administrative units

Han, Dongqing; Attipoe, Sonny Gad; Han, Donglin; Cao, Jianmin

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2023.104409

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“…The coe cients of transportation infrastructure in the three models are positive and signi cant, indicating that transportation infrastructure improves the reliability of economic development. Transportation infrastructure accelerates interregional factor ow and reduces transportation costs, thus playing the role of economic improvement (Han et al,2023). At the same time, the construction of transportation infrastructure is itself an economic production activity, which requires a large amount of human and material resources (Dou et al,2023).…”

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Exploring the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Regional Economy in China based on GMM and Threshold Effects

Wei,

2023

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With the continuous implementation of transportation strategies, the relationship between transportation infrastructure and the regional economy has been receiving extensive attention. However, in the face of the economic downturn, whether the investment in transportation infrastructure can obtain the expected return is worthy of further discussion. Firstly, this study uses random forests to downscale the provincial transportation indicators and constructs a comprehensive indicator reflecting the transportation infrastructure. Secondly, to control the influence of lagged economy, this research uses multiple linear regression model to determine the number of lagged periods of the economy. Subsequently, system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) and difference GMM estimation are used to explore the relationship between transportation infrastructure and regional economy. Finally, this study explores the nonlinear relationship between the two through the threshold effect. The results show that in the context of economic downturn, transportation infrastructure is still positively correlated with the economy in general. In addition, the employment rate, population, fixed asset investment all have a driving effect on the economy. Industrial structure, on the other hand, currently harms the economy. Further, from a non-linear perspective, transportation infrastructure has an inverted U-shaped effect on the economy. Below the first threshold, transportation infrastructure is negatively correlated with the regional economy; when it lies between the first and second thresholds, the construction of transportation infrastructure has a high driving effect on the regional economy; when it is higher than the third threshold, this driving effect will be weakened.

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Exploring the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Regional Economy in China based on GMM and Threshold Effects

Wei,

2023

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“…Transportation infrastructure is a microcosm of infrastructure construction, and with the basic formation of the high-speed rail network pattern, China has entered the high-speed rail era. By the end of 2022, the mileage of high-speed rail reached 42,000 km, accounting for 27.1% of the national railroad mileage, and accounting for more than two-thirds of the global high-speed railroad mileage [17]. The high-speed rail network is changing the way residents travel and the spatial layout of cities and is characterized by cleanliness and high efficiency.…”

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Can Infrastructure Upgrading Achieve the Synergistic Effect of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction? Evidence from the High-Speed Rail and “Broadband China” Strategies

Zhang,

Ma,

Liu

2024

Sustainability

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Infrastructure upgrading has an important impact on environmental protection and low-carbon development. Based on the panel data of 277 prefecture-level cities in China from 2005 to 2021, we examined the impact of infrastructure upgrading on the synergistic effect of pollution reduction and carbon reduction (Pc) by using the multiple-period difference-in-differences method. The results show that infrastructure upgrading can achieve Pc. Additionally, compared with resource-based cities, peripheral cities, and central and western cities, the impact of infrastructure upgrading on Pc is more significant in non-resource-based cities, central cities, and eastern cities. Meanwhile, infrastructure upgrading can promote Pc by promoting scientific and technological talent agglomeration (Tg) and industrial agglomeration (Ig). Finally, the policy of synergy analysis shows that compared with the single pilot cities, the dual pilot cities have a more obvious effect on Pc, and becoming first high-speed rail (HSR) cities and then becoming “Broadband China” strategy (BCS) cities has a stronger effect on Pc. Therefore, to effectively alleviate the dual environmental pressures of pollution reduction and carbon reduction, emphasis should be placed on promoting the common development of transportation infrastructure and digital infrastructure.

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Research on Port-Industry-City Integration and its Spatial Spillover Effects: Empirical Evidence from the Bohai Sea Rim Region

Zhao,

Dongmei,

Wei

2024

Appl. Spatial Analysis

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Does transportation infrastructure construction promote population agglomeration? Evidence from 1838 Chinese county-level administrative units

Cited by 14 publications

References 44 publications

Exploring the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Regional Economy in China based on GMM and Threshold Effects

Exploring the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure on Regional Economy in China based on GMM and Threshold Effects

Can Infrastructure Upgrading Achieve the Synergistic Effect of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Reduction? Evidence from the High-Speed Rail and “Broadband China” Strategies

Research on Port-Industry-City Integration and its Spatial Spillover Effects: Empirical Evidence from the Bohai Sea Rim Region

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