The Effect of Transport Accessibility on Regional Specialization of Manufacturing: Empirical Research Based on Panel Data of Chinese Prefecture-level Cities

Abstract

Abstract:

By using the ArcGIS network analysis method, the paper builds a time-distance matrix which can measure urban transport accessibility of highway transport network system. In the empirical study, the panel data of prefecture-level cities are used to study the impact of transport accessibility on China's manufacturing regional specialization. The results show that the less accessible a city is, the more specialized its manufacturing sector will be and its economic development depends much more on the specialization of one or more sectors than those areas with higher transport accessibility. Strengthening the traffic connection between central cities in various regions is of great significance for promoting regional coordinated development and optimizing the distribution of productive forces in China.

Key words: transport accessibility, regional specialization, industrial structure, manufacturing industry

Wang Fei, Li Shantong. The Effect of Transport Accessibility on Regional Specialization of Manufacturing: Empirical Research Based on Panel Data of Chinese Prefecture-level Cities[J]. , 2019, 31(8): 3-13.

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