Taking the opening of China-Europe Railway Express (CRE) as a quasi-natural experiment, this paper explores the impact of new trade corridor on economic ties of cities along the route based on the balanced panel data of 285 prefecture-level cities in China from 2003 to 2019 using time-varying DID model. It is found that the opening of CRE significantly improves the economic ties of cities; and there is heterogeneity in the impact on the economic ties of different cities, among which, the promotion effect of medium and large-scale cities and source cities is stronger, and it does not have a significant effect on the promotion of small and super-large and mega cities, railroad hub cities and port cities; The time-saving effect and resource reallocation effect are important mechanisms to enhance the city’s economic ties. The number and time of CRE are positively correlated with the city’s economic ties, and the opening city shows a certain siphon effect. Based on the above conclusions, suggestions are put forward to assist the high-quality development of cities along the route and CRE by strengthening economic ties.
CHENG Zhong-hai
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XU Ying
. Research on the impact of new trade corridor on the economic ties of cities along the route: A quasi-natural experiment based on the opening of the China-Europe railway express[J]. Urban Problems, 2023
, 340(11)
: 66
-74
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DOI: 10.13239/j.bjsshkxy.cswt.231107
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