Agglomeration and cross-border infrastructure

Diego Puga

No 9/2008, EIB Papers from European Investment Bank, Economics Department

Abstract: This paper deals with the effects of cross-border transport infrastructure in the presence of agglomeration economies. Cross-border infrastructure is more likely to increase than to decrease inequalities between and within regions, and has not helped regional convergence in Europe. Under-investment due to spillovers, coordination failures, and the inadequacy of networks originally designed for national markets provide a role for supranational institutions. Hub-andspoke networks tend to increase urban primacy while cross-border transport connections tend to reduce it. Improvements in transport and communication allow firms to separate innovation, management and production, increasing efficiency and urban interdependence.

Keywords: transport; cross-border infrastructure; agglomeration; urban specialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R12 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2008-07-18
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