Regional economic growth and the role of high-speed rail in China
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Yao, Shujie
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
South China Univ Agr, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Univ Nottingham, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Yao, Shujie
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Zhang, Fan
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Zhang, Fan
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Wang, Feng
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Wang, Feng
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Ou, Jinghua
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Chongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R ChinaChongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
Ou, Jinghua
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[1] Chongqing Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[2] South China Univ Agr, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Nottingham, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
Rapid development of High-speed railways (HSR) in China has attracted serious research interest. This paper proposes an endogenous economic growth model to explain how and why HSR may lead to faster economic growth and regional convergence in China using data from 285 cities in 2010-2014. TSLS estimation suggests that HSR has a powerful impact on urban economic growth and regional convergence. It suggests that HSR was a potent driver responsible for the sustainable and steady economic expansion of the Chinese regions in the aftermath of the world financial crisis.