How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China
The national trunk highway system (NTHS), consisting of five vertical and seven horizontal national trunk highways, is taken as a natural experiment to study the impact of transportation infrastructure on firm productivity. It is found that the NTHS has led to the agglomeration of production resourc...
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| description | The national trunk highway system (NTHS), consisting of five vertical and seven horizontal national trunk highways, is taken as a natural experiment to study the impact of transportation infrastructure on firm productivity. It is found that the NTHS has led to the agglomeration of production resources of county-level enterprises along the system to large cities, and the degree of agglomeration has industry-level heterogeneity. Although the NTHS has promoted the division of labor among county-level enterprises, it is difficult for these enterprises to compete with those in big cities and share efficiency and economic benefits from the deepening of the division of labor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf6b4a2e28b34ec6a54bd03cda8f72902022-12-27T04:38:48ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.China Economic Quarterly International2666-93312022-03-01215569How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from ChinaMing Xu0Yuan Feng1School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China; Corresponding author. Room 201, School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, No. 178, East Zhonghuan Road, University Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China.Trust Department of CITICS Investment Services Company Limited, ChinaThe national trunk highway system (NTHS), consisting of five vertical and seven horizontal national trunk highways, is taken as a natural experiment to study the impact of transportation infrastructure on firm productivity. It is found that the NTHS has led to the agglomeration of production resources of county-level enterprises along the system to large cities, and the degree of agglomeration has industry-level heterogeneity. Although the NTHS has promoted the division of labor among county-level enterprises, it is difficult for these enterprises to compete with those in big cities and share efficiency and economic benefits from the deepening of the division of labor.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666933122000028Transportation infrastructureNational trunk highway systemEnterprise productivity |
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| title | How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China |
| title_full | How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China |
| title_short | How transportation infrastructure affects firm Productivity?Evidence from China |
| title_sort | how transportation infrastructure affects firm productivity evidence from china |
| topic | Transportation infrastructure National trunk highway system Enterprise productivity |
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