Railway and road infrastructure in the Belt and Road Initiative countries: Estimating the impact of transport infrastructure on economic growth

•The impact of the railway and road infrastructure on economic growth is examined.•The data covers 65 BRI countries from 2007 to 2016.•Four spatial weight matrices are applied in the spatial econometrics.•Results show different impacts from the national and regional perspectives.•Policy implications...

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Published in:	Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice Vol. 134; pp. 288 - 307
Main Authors:	Wang, Chao, Lim, Ming K., Zhang, Xinyi, Zhao, Longfeng, Lee, Paul Tae-Woo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020
Subjects:	Belt and Road Initiative BRI Economic growth Spatial econometrics Transport infrastructure BRI Spatial econometrics Belt and Road Initiative Economic growth Transport infrastructure
ISSN:	0965-8564, 1879-2375
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