Government policies and market forces have created new possibilities for wage growth in the logistics industry, which can reshape the development direction and labor reward of enterprises. The inclusive financial policy implemented by the Chinese government is effective, and the inputs of...

The Philippine government has historically underinvested in transport infrastructure until a few decades ago when the country was in a relatively more favorable financial position. The immense need to fast-track transport infrastructure investments is driven mainly by two pressure points: 1) the...

Digital transformation plays a significant role in modernizing and improving the efficiency of ports around the world. However, digitalization also brings a set of challenges that ports must face. They have to respond to several unique challenges because of the complexity of their operations and...

The focus of this study is to assess the causal impact of the connection of a local area to a high-speed rail network (HSR) on firms' total factor productivity (TFP). The quasi-random location of the HSR station in the Italian city of Reggio Emilia is exploited in a Difference-in Differences...

We discuss recent work evaluating the role of the government in shaping the economy during the long 19th century, a practice we refer to as industrial policy. We show that states deployed a vast variety of different policies aimed at, primarily, but not exclusively, fostering industrialization....

The article focuses on how the use of evidence in spatial planning could bridge the gap between vision and reality through the continuous evaluation of the spatial impacts of the proposed interventions. The introduction sets the theoretical, institutional, and practical context on how evidence...

We evaluate how access to international transport infrastructure promotes trade and economic development. Exploiting the gradual unfolding of transcontinental rail freight connections between China and Europe, our empirical findings indicate increasing exports from connected cities, with...

This study examines the effect of road infrastructure and regional finance on regional economic growth in the recently designated capital city of Indonesia. The empirical data employed in this study originates from ten regencies/cities in East Kalimantan and has been observed from 2013 to 2022....

This report provides a detailed analysis of the supply chains of key food commodities inAfrica and sheds light on how transport deficiencies affect production, distribution, and imports and ultimately, food security across the continent. While many studies have been carried out to explain the...

Laos PDR is a landlocked country with a low GDP growth rate of 6% over the last few decades. GDP per capita increased to USD 2,550 in 2018 and then dropped to USD 1,880 in 2020, which has been affected by the pandemic of COVID-19 since late 2019. The services sector is the largest contributor to...

We analyze how self-driving vehicles (SDVs) influence commuter behavior and returns to long-lived public transit investments. Using a commuting mode model estimated on detailed home and work location data from Greater Boston, we simulate the widespread entry of SDVs, which offer passive travel...

The Belt and Road initiative (BRI), introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, is an economic and geopolitical mega-project that has become a centrepiece of China's foreign and economic policy. The original goal was to better connect the Asian economies with Europe. However, over time...

This report provides consolidated comparative assessment of eleven Global Gateway-supported transport corridors in Africa. The report concludes that all these eleven corridors are attractive for investments. The largest benefits are expected from interventions in transport infrastructure and...

This Addendum to the Consolidated Report provides the results of the spatial multi-criteria decision modelling at fine disaggregation level (5x5 km) for eleven Global Gateway Transport Corridors, analysed and assessed in the context of the 'Corridors and Urban Systems in Africa' (CUSA) studies,...

This report investigates the issue of local actors resisting the implementation of high-speed rail (HSR) routes through the example of reactions to the Brenner Base project in Germany and Austria. In order to understand the causes of significant resistance, the report contrasts reactions to the...

The last decade has witnessed the development and implementation of two major infrastructure initiatives: China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) by the United States and the G7 countries. The escalating political confrontation...

We study the impact of transport-induced agglomeration on workers' earnings, as well as the productivity and costs of establishments, in the capital region of Finland using comprehensive individual- and establishment-level registry data. To our knowledge, we are the first to jointly examine...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...

This technical report is produced as part of the deliverables of the exploratory research project MITICA (European Commission Joint Research Centre) which investigates innovative methods for the indirect monitoring of European bridges in line with the EU priority of "A Europe fit for the digital...

This paper examines the determinants of the spatial distribution of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Germany, a key element in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Using postcode-level geographic data and regression analysis, we investigate how factors such as population density,...

Apart from several infrastructure projects which ultimately failed, and a surprise visit by the icebreaker Xuelong off the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, the People's Repub­lic of China has long maintained a cautious and reserved presence in the Arctic in the shadow of Russia and its fleet of...