@article{ref1,
title="Does improved transportation promote innovation? Evidence from China's cities",
journal="Applied economics",
year="2022",
author="Zeng, Zhixin and Zhao, Long and Wang, Xiaojun",
volume="54",
number="23",
pages="2643-2657",
abstract="This paper empirically investigates the effect of improved transportation system on innovation activities in a panel of Chinese cities. We find robust evidence that there is a significant increase in a city's capacity in invention patents due to the opening of the high-speed railway (HSR). Furthermore, increased expenditure in research and development (R&D), expanded business opportunities through trade and foreign direct investment, and intensified import competition are three plausible channels that allow the opening of HSR to spur city innovation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-6846",
doi="10.1080/00036846.2021.1992344",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1992344"
}