High-speed rail and CO2 emissions in urban China: A spatial difference-in-differences approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 105271
Author(s):  
Ruining Jia ◽  
Shuai Shao ◽  
Lili Yang
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Spatial Difference ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail

Regional and Local Economic Effects from Proximity of High-Speed Rail Stations in Japan: Difference-in-Differences and Propensity Score Matching Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (9) ◽  
pp. 323-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jetpan Wetwitoo ◽  
Hironori Kato
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Average Treatment Effect ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Local Production ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Level Analysis

This paper gives empirical evidence about the economic effects of the proximity of high-speed rail (HSR) on regional/local production and labor productivity in Japan. The effects on regional and local scales are analyzed based on a Difference-in-Differences (DID) method and a Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method. The prefecture-level analysis investigates the effect on regional production at the prefecture level from 1981 to 2006 and the municipality-level analysis investigates the effect on the local tax revenue and the tax revenue per capita at the municipality level, particularly focusing on new HSR extensions between 2010 and 2015. The results from both levels showed statistically insignificant estimations of both the DID effect and the Average Treatment effect on the Treated from PSM, which implies that, on average, there is no direct effect from the proximity to HSR services on regional or local production or productivity. One of the potential reasons, the range of the distance from the HSR services at which the impact on the local economy is felt, is discussed. Further analysis showed that the range at which HSR services have an impact on local tax revenue per payer could vary from 10 to 30 km, depending on local characteristics in the location of the HSR station.

scholarly journals Does High-Speed Rail Opening Affect the Health Care Environment?–Evidence From China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai-Xia Song ◽  
Cui-Xia Qiao ◽  
Jing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Healthcare Environment ◽  
Different Levels

Using the panel data of 280 prefecture-level cities in China from 2004 to 2014, this paper examines the effects of high-speed rail opening on health care environment based on Difference-in-Differences method (DID). Through an empirical analysis, the results proved that high-speed rail opening can significantly promote the health care environment and this effect is different in regions with different levels of economic development. Finally, we tested the mechanisms of how the high-speed rail opening affects the healthcare environment. High-speed rail opening improves the healthcare environment by increasing road accessibility and promoting economic development. Our results support the view that high-speed rail opening has an important contribution to the improvement of health care conditions.

scholarly journals Booming with Speed: High-Speed Rail and Regional Green Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Zixuan Zhu ◽  
Xiaoyan Lin ◽  
Hao Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Capital Mobility ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Labor Mobility ◽  
Green Innovation ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Sustainable Economy ◽  
The Relationship

Exploiting China’s high-speed rail (HSR) as a quasi-natural experiment, we examine the relationship between the HSR connection and green innovation. The opening of HSR can promote green innovation by facilitating the flow of innovation factors. Using the multiperiod difference-in-differences (DID) model, we find that the regional green innovation performance significantly becomes better following the opening of HSR in the local city. Moreover, in examining the specific mechanisms at work, we find evidence that HSR stimulates green patents through increased labor mobility and research capital mobility. Further analyses show that the facilitating effect of HSR is heterogeneous among cities. Our paper sheds new light on the effects of HSR on social welfare in the case of sustainable economy.

scholarly journals High-speed railway and regional economic growth: a case of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Yonghong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development Course

Abstract The development course of high-speed railway indicates that it not only changes the composition of traffic modes when competing with other modes of transportation, but also plays an important role in spurring the economic growth of the cities along the line and the evolution of regional spatial structure. Taking Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway as an example, this paper constructs the first-level panel data of the cities along the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and its surrounding cities from 2007 to 2016, and uses the difference-in-differences estimation to study the impact of high-speed rail opening on economic development. The research results show that it has significantly jump-started the economy of cities along the line. The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway will become a crucial axis for regional economic development along the Beijing-Shanghai railway, as it has remarkably advanced the economic development of the cities along the route.

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