Xu, Hangtian; Nakajima, Kentaro - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2013
This paper estimates the effects of highways (Gaosu Gonglu) on economic development in China’s county-level cities from 1998 to 2007, a period in which China experienced sharp growth in highway mileage, using a micro level data set on industry and highway placement and the double difference...