The Distributional Impacts of Transportation Networks in China

Lin Ma and Tang Yang ()
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Tang Yang: Nanyang Technological University

No 9-2022, Economics and Statistics Working Papers from Singapore Management University, School of Economics

Abstract: This paper evaluates the distributional impacts of transportation networks in China. We show that the quality of roads and railroads vary substantially over time and space, and ignoring these variations biases the estimates of travel time. To account for quality differences, we construct a new panel dataset and approximate quality using the design speed of roads and railroads that varies by vintage, class, and terrain at the pixel level. We then build a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model that allows for multiple modes and routes of transportation and forward-looking migration decision. We find aggregate welfare gain and less spatial income inequality led by expanding transportation network.

Keywords: regional trade; migration; welfare; economic geography (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 pages
Date: 2022-07-01
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