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Transport infrastructure and regional convergence: A spatial panel data approach

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  • Xavier Fageda
  • Cecilia Olivieri

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This article examines the contribution of transport infrastructure to the regional convergence in Spain for the period 1980–2008. Spatial econometric techniques are employed to decompose the direct, indirect and total effects of roads, railways, ports and airports. In addition, the analysis is complemented by estimating the determinants of the regional allocation of transport investments. Evidence confirms the presence of absolute and conditional convergence. However, only roads appear to have an impact on this convergence process. It is also understood that the main driver of transport investments has been the equalization of the infrastructure endowment between the different Spanish regions. The reduction of inequalities between regions in terms of road provision could explain the positive contribution of roads to the process of regional convergence in Spain. Este artículo estudia la contribución de la infraestructura del transporte a la convergencia regional en España durante el período 1980–2008. El estudio emplea técnicas econométricas espaciales para separar los efectos directos, indirectos y totales de las carreteras, ferrocarriles, puertos y aeropuertos. Adicionalmente, el análisis se complementa con la estimación de los factores determinantes de la asignación regional de las inversiones en transporte. La evidencia obtenida confirma la presencia de una convergencia absoluta y condicional. Sin embargo, tan sólo las carreteras parecen tener un impacto en este proceso de convergencia. También se entiende que el principal impulsor de las inversiones en transporte ha sido la equiparación de la dotación de infraestructuras entre las distintas regiones españolas. La reducción de las desigualdades entre regiones en cuanto a carreteras podría explicar la contribución positiva de las carreteras al proceso de convergencia regional en España. 本稿では、1980~2008年のスペインにおける、交通インフラの地域収束への貢献度を検討する。空間的計量経済的方法を用いて、道路、鉄道、港湾、空港の直接的および間接的な全部効果を分解した。さらに、交通投資の地域の配分の決定因子を推定して分析を補足した。エビデンスにより絶対収束と条件付き収束の存在を実証する。しかし、この収束プロセスに影響を与えるのは道路のみであると考えられる。また、交通投資の主な原動力は、スペインの地域間で均等化されたインフラ基盤であることが解明された。地域間における道路供給の不平等の縮小から、スペインにおける地域収束のプロセスに道路が寄与していることが説明できる。

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  • Xavier Fageda & Cecilia Olivieri, 2019. "Transport infrastructure and regional convergence: A spatial panel data approach," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 98(4), pages 1609-1631, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:98:y:2019:i:4:p:1609-1631
    DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12433
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