Study, we identify adults of childbearing age whose fertility was reduced. We find LLF exposure increases the likelihood of …

The recent experience of infrastructure investment in the People's Republic of China (PRC) suggests an intertwined … infrastructure investment, which then drives economic growth via various channels including reducing transaction costs and raising … productivity. Another mechanism emphasized in this paper is that infrastructure investment can promote urbanization through …

This paper examines the relationship between infrastructure development and income inequality in urban People …. Infrastructure investment plays a key role in achieving both goals, yet the effects of different infrastructures on income … disparities at the city level remain undetermined. Using 10 city-level infrastructure indicators relating to sustainable urban …

China introduced its world-famous One-Child Policy in 1979. However, its fertility appears to have declined even faster … Group in understanding the fertility decline since the early 1970s. In 1970, provinces gradually established an institution … province. We find provinces that formed the leading group earlier also experienced an earlier decline in the fertility rate …

In this study we argue for a 'Big Push' in infrastructure investments in greater Europe. We propose the building of a … improved infrastructure of the key route could yield significant time savings of over 8% in road transport on the northern … with a coherent infrastructure network and transport strategy of its own to leverage its economic potential. It should not …

The study concludes that Europe should respond to China's New Silk Road initiative with a coherent infrastructure … in particular needs an upgrading of its transport infrastructure. If this is achieved, the boost to incomes and living … standards would be particularly significant in that part of the continent, as a 'big push' in transport infrastructure …

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a vision to revive the ancient 'Silk Road' by means of massive infrastructure … are compared to the state of infrastructure in the region in the areas of transport, energy, information and communication … technology as well as finance. Overall, CESEE has a high need for infrastructure investments, particularly in the transport …