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Insularity and the development of a local railway network

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  • F. Cerina

    (University of Cagliari
    Centre for North South economic research (CRENoS))

  • L. Cocco

    (University of Cagliari)

  • K. Mannaro

    (University of Cagliari)

  • M. Marchesi

    (University of Cagliari)

  • F. Pigliaru

    (Centre for North South economic research (CRENoS)
    University of Cagliari)

Abstract

This paper quantitatively assesses the negative impact of land discontinuity on the development of a railway network on an island. This implicit cost of insularity is because an insular railway network only serves the territory in which it is located while the same network on a mainland also serves other regions. We apply this idea to the case of a simplified Italian railway network and we implement it through a simulation model. The simulation results highlight the strong negative effect of land discontinuity: whereas the railway lines located on the island of Sardinia are the least profitable under the factual scenario, their relative profitability is significantly boosted in every counterfactual scenario where the land discontinuity is artificially removed.

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  • F. Cerina & L. Cocco & K. Mannaro & M. Marchesi & F. Pigliaru, 2020. "Insularity and the development of a local railway network," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 37(2), pages 683-702, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:epolit:v:37:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s40888-019-00158-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s40888-019-00158-4
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    Keywords

    Insularity; Simulation modeling; Railway networks; Regional development;
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    JEL classification:

    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques

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