Interregional Trade and Transport Connectivity. An Analysis of Spatial Dependence

Luisa Alamá-Sabater, Laura Márquez-Ramos, Celestino Suárez-Burguet () and J.Miguel Navarro-Azorín ()
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Celestino Suárez-Burguet: Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain
J.Miguel Navarro-Azorín: Economics Department, Universidad de Cartagena, Spain

No 2012/20, Working Papers from Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)

Abstract: This paper aims to analyze whether transport connectivity affects interregional trade flows from a spatial dependence approach. In order to do so, we consider two neighboring criteria into a spatial autoregressive model. First, we use the geographical criteria of first-order contiguity and, second, we incorporate transport connectivity. The results provide evidence about the role of the location of logistics platforms for satisfying existing demand for transport structure in Spain. Disaggregated interregional trade data and measures of regional logistics performance are not frequently available and then, this paper justifies the need to advance in these two aspects also in other countries.

Keywords: Interregional trade; transport connectivity; spatial dependence; Spanish regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R12 R23 R48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2012
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo, nep-int, nep-tre and nep-ure
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