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The role of access to expressways on industrial clustering development in China
Infrastructure development is considered a key driver of industrial growth. In this study, we used the difference-in-differences method to examine the effect of access to expressways on industrial clustering development. Our findings highlight that access to expressways was associated with a 6.5 % increase in the number of firms in specific industries. The results remained robust after several endogeneity tests. Furthermore, our mechanism analysis demonstrated that the effect was driven by the reduction of trade costs and alleviation of information friction.
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The China Economic Review publishes original works of scholarship which add to the knowledge of the economy of China and to economies as a discipline. We seek, in particular, papers dealing with policy, performance and institutional change. Empirical papers normally use a formal model, a data set, and standard statistical techniques. Submissions are subjected to double-blind peer review.