This paper estimates the causal effect of international direct flights on cities’ international trade, using Chinese … customs transaction-level trade data and flight route data from 2000 to 2015 and the staggered differences …

network and transport strategy of its own to leverage its economic potential. It should not rely on China's Belt and Road …The study concludes that Europe should respond to China's New Silk Road initiative with a coherent infrastructure … Road' can be seen as complementary to China's efforts. The study finds that the development of a European Silk Road could …

trade for a panel of 37 developed and emerging economies during the period 1995-2011. We find significant and non …-linear effects of overall infrastructure and infrastructure in transportation, communication, energy, and finance on trade in … trade after accounting for potential reverse causality. …

exemplify possible applications related to trade and FDI. By overcoming several data limitations, our new global index can help …

exemplify possible applications related to trade and FDI. By overcoming several data limitations, our new global index can help …

trade for a panel of 37 developed and emerging economies during the period 1995-2011. We find significant and non …-linear effects of overall infrastructure and infrastructure in transportation, communication, energy, and finance on trade in … trade after accounting for potential reverse causality. …

exemplify possible applications related to trade and FDI. By overcoming several data limitations, our new global index can help …

security at air and seaports as well as land border crossings. Some disruption of trade flows during the immediate aftermath of … the attacks seemed almost inevitable, yet additional frictional trading costs due to tighter security have affected trade …. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the short-term business environment of transport operators and trading companies has been …

. Informational trade performance and efficiency are essential components of overall success. And in this new economy of instant … communication, the main bottleneck is delivery, that is, transport and logistics. National frontiers impose a complex set of … procedural requirements on incoming and outgoing consignments Although the World Bank's investment in visible transport …

Paper compares the integration of rice markets in China today and 270 years ago. In the 18th century, transport technology …How much of China’s recent economic performance can be attributed to market-oriented reforms introduced in the last two … pattern of interregional income in China is strongly linked to persistent geographic factors that were already apparent …