Impact of transportation investment on economic growth in China

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2531, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-16

  Mikesell, John L ^a   Wang, Janey Qian ^b   Zhao, Zhirong Jerry ^c   He, Yang ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; URBAN GROWTH;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; HUMAN CAPITALS; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; INTERNAL EFFECTS; PANEL DATA MODELS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS; URBAN ROAD;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84976499587     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2531-02     Document Type: Article

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