This research note contains some preliminary estimates in regard to the potential transportation capacity and investment needs of various Silk Road transportation routes that run across the Eurasian Economic Union's countries

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment project, is heralded as a game changer for Pakistan's economy and for regional cooperation more generally. As a crucial part of the major development initiative led by China, known as ‘One Belt, One...

This paper examines the impact of highway expansion on aggregate productivity growth andsectoral reallocation between cities in China. To do so, I construct a unique dataset ofbilateral transportation costs between Chinese cities, digitized highway network maps, andfirm-level census. I first...

This paper examines the effects of economic integration resulting from highway construction on aggregate productivity and the spatial distribution of industries. To do so, I construct a unique dataset of bilateral transportation costs between Chinese cities, digitized highway network maps, and...

Eine der Fronten des Kalten Krieges verlief mitten durch Nordostasien, so dass die ehemals vorhandenen Ansätze der regionalen Kooperation von militärischer Konfrontation abgelöst waren. Vor diesem Hintergrund entstand nach dem Zusammenbruch der bipolaren Weltordnung Anfang der 90er Jahre des...

Nearly ten years since the official launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an understanding of what the initiative's objectives are consolidated. However, the short-, mid-, and long-term implications of the initiative are less clear. This is reflected in academic research, as well as in...

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