Spatial spillover effects of transport infrastructure: Evidence from Chinese regions

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-66

  Yu, Nannan ^a,b   de Jong, Martin ^a,b   Storm, Servaas ^b   Mi, Jianing ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Spatial Durbin Model; Spillover effects; Transport infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ESTIMATION METHOD; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 84870801118     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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