Shepherd, Ben; B. Serafica, Ramonette - In: Journal of Economic Integration 26 (2011), pp. 624-650
This paper develops new measures of multimodal transport connectivity, and uses a gravity model to show that improving performance could lead to major trade gains for the Asia-Pacific region. By improving multimodal connectivity by 5%, APEC would increase exports by around 4%, or between 2% and...