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.

scholarly journals Study on the impact of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway on regional economic equity based on economic performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Yang ◽  
Qiong Tong ◽  
Pan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Big Cities ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Equity

AbstractAccording to the panel data of stations along the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway (BSHR) from 2008 to 2018, the influence of BSHR on regional economy of cities along the line is analyzed, and the influence of the opening of the BSHR on regional economic equity of cities along the line, through constructing the difference-in-differences model. The research result shows that the opening of the BSHR greatly promotes the growth of the GDP per capita of the site cities along the line and the optimal allocation of resources, such as labor, information and technology, and accelerates the two-way flow of factors of production between big cities and small and medium-sized cities at stations along the high-speed railway, makes high-quality resources from small and medium-sized cities flow to big cities along the line, while some backward resources from big cities gradually tilt toward small- and medium-sized cities along the line. In short, the opening of BSHR promotes the economic growth of the cities along the line, shortens the economic gap between the cities, is conducive to realizing regional economic equity.

scholarly journals The Impact of High-Speed Railway on China’s Regional Economic Growth Based on the Perspective of Regional Heterogeneity of Quality of Place

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4820
Author(s):  
Shanlang Lin ◽  
Prithvi Raj Dhakal ◽  
Zhaowei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Quality Of Place ◽  
Investment In Fixed Assets ◽  
The Impact

Transport enables trade between people, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport is a crucial necessity for specialization, allowing production and consumption of products to occur at different locations. High-speed rail (HSR) allows the flow of people between regions, cities, countries. With rapid global development in HSR technology for passenger transportation, it plays a vital role in transportation systems. The improvement of the quality of cities with different emphasis will bring different economic development results. Therefore, exploring the impact of high-speed railways and quality of place on economic development is necessary. This paper takes the prefecture-level city with a high-speed railway opened in 2008–2013 as the research sample and takes other prefecture-level cities in the country as the control group. The study findings revealed that employment, investment in fixed assets, average wage, and higher education institute significantly affect China’s regional economic growth. Institute of higher education reflects the negative effect on the regional economic growth whereas the employment, investment in fixed assets, and average wage rate positively impact it. Based on the results, it can be concluded that China’s regional economy is significantly affected by its quality.

scholarly journals The Effect of Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway on the Economic Development of Prefecture-Level Cities Along the Line Based on DID Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 01016
Author(s):  
Yuzhou Ma
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Agglomeration Effect ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Empirical Perspective ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

High-speed railway has an essential impact on the economic and social development of the regions along the line. Based on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, this paper constructs the DID model and analyzes the impact of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway on the economic development of prefecture-level cities along the route from the empirical perspective. The empirical analysis results show that the BeijingShanghai high-speed railway has a significant negative impact on the per capita GDP of prefecture-level cities along the line in the short term, mainly because the agglomeration effect is greater than the diffusion effect. Therefore, small cities should actively think about how to deal with the agglomeration effect caused by the construction of high-speed rail.

scholarly journals Is the High-Speed Rail Opening Environmentally Friendly? Taking the Difference-in-Differences Test in Jiangsu, China

Complexity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Shijin Wang ◽  
Huiying Zhou ◽  
Guihong Hua
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Central City ◽  
Control Variable ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

In view of rapid development of high-speed rail, the relationship between high-speed rail and air pollution needs to be tested and determined. Most research studies focused on the impact of high-speed rail on environmental pollution and just viewed high-speed rail as a control variable, which lacked a direct study on this relationship. Also, these rarely involved regional research, which is short of pertinence and insufficient understanding of regional issues. Therefore, based on the difference-in-differences (DID) model which is a natural experiment evaluation method, this study examined the impact of high-speed rail opening on air pollution by using the panel data of Jiangsu province, China, from the year of 2000 to 2017. The empirical results showed that the opening of Jiangsu high-speed rail, which increases cities’ good day significantly by 21.5%, has inhibitory effect on air pollution. Among control variables, there is no inverted “U” relationship between the economic development level and air pollution. Personal income and urbanization significantly improve air pollution, whereas foreign direct investment exacerbates it. And the results are still valid after robustness tests, including trend test and counterfactual test. Moreover, this study explores the relationship between the degree of reducing pollution caused by high-speed rail and the location of cities, which found that the opening of high-speed rail can greatly improve air pollution of areas in central city circle. Finally, it is found that when high-speed rail and other possible pollution items coexist, the improved effect of high-speed rail on air pollution is still obvious. Therefore, in order to exert the mitigating effect of high-speed rail on air pollution, it is necessary to rationally plan high-speed railway lines and develop the high-speed railways in cities closer to Shanghai.

scholarly journals Does the Construction and Operation of High-Speed Rail Improve Urban Land Use Efficiency? Evidence from China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Xinhai Lu ◽  
Yifeng Tang ◽  
Shangan Ke
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Land Use ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Western China ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Land Use Efficiency ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

The construction and operation of high-speed rail (HSR) has become an important policy for China to achieve efficiency and fairness and promote high-quality economic growth. HSR promotes the flow of production factors such as labor and capital and affects economic growth, and may further affect urban land use efficiency (ULUE). To explore the impact of HSR on ULUE, this paper uses panel data of 284 cities in China from 2005 to 2018, and constructs Propensity Score Matching-Differences in Differences model to evaluate the effect of HSR on ULUE. The result of entire China demonstrates that the HSR could significantly improves the ULUE. Meanwhile, this paper also considers the heterogeneity of results caused by geographic location, urban levels and scales. It demonstrates that the HSR has a significantly positive effect on ULUE of Eastern, Central China, and large-sized cities. However, in Western China, in medium-sized, and small-sized cities, the impact of HSR on ULUE is not significant. This paper concludes that construction and operation of HSR should be linked to urban development planning and land use planning. Meanwhile, the cities with different geographical locations and scales should take advantage of HSR to improve ULUE and promote urban coordinated development.

Regional economic growth and the role of high-speed rail in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (32) ◽  
pp. 3465-3479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shujie Yao ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Jinghua Ou
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
Regional Economic

scholarly journals Has “The Belt and Road” initiative promoted regional economic growth and economic innovation?

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 03020
Author(s):  
Ruolin Guo ◽  
Hongkai Zhao ◽  
Yingchu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regional Economic Growth ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
Economic Innovation ◽  
Good Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Belt And Road

The article regards “The Belt and Road” initiative as a quasi-natural experiment. Based on the county panel data from 1999 to 2017, difference-in-differences model (DID) is used to examine the impact of the “The Belt and Road” initiative on regional economic growth and economic innovation. The study found that the “The Belt and Road” initiative can significantly increase the economic growth and innovation of the region. Through the placebo test and the robustness test, it shows good policy uniqueness characteristics. The article further analyzes the heterogeneity of the initiative. The study found that the initiative has more obvious economic growth and innovation in the central region.

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