Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (circa 55 Seiten)
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Series Statement:
Policy research working paper 8806
Series Statement:
World Bank E-Library Archive
Series Statement:
Policy research working paper
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lall, Somik V Who Wins, Who Loses? Understanding the Spatially Differentiated Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative
Keywords:
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
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TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
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LABOR MOBILITY
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CONNECTIVITY
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URBAN HUBS
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GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS
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BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
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CONNECTIVITY
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ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
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GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS
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LABOR MOBILITY
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TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
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TRADE LIBERALIZATION
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TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
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URBAN HUBS
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Graue Literatur
Abstract:
This paper examines how cities and regions within countries are likely to adjust to trade openness and improved connectivity driven by large transport investments from China's Belt and Road Initiative. The paper presents a quantitative economic geography model alongside spatially detailed information on the location of people, economic activity, and transport costs to international gateways in Central Asia to identify which places are likely to gain and which places are likely to lose. The findings are that urban hubs near border crossings will disproportionately gain while farther out regions with little comparative advantage will be relative losers. Complementary investments in domestic transport networks and trade facilitation are complementary policies and can help in spatially spreading the benefits. However, barriers to domestic labor mobility exacerbate spatial inequalities whilst dampening overall welfare
Note:
China
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East Asia and Pacific
DOI:
10.1596/1813-9450-8806
URL:
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