Charles Kunaka

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First Name:	Charles
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Last Name:	Kunaka
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RePEc Short-ID:	pku428
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Twitter:	Kunaka4e
Terminal Degree:	1996 (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
http://www.worldbank.org/
RePEc:edi:wrldbus (more details at EDIRC)

Citations

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Working papers

1. Ben Derudder & Xingjian Liu & Charles Kunaka, 2018. "Connectivity Along Overland Corridors of the Belt and Road Initiative," World Bank Publications - Reports 30609, The World Bank Group.

   Cited by:

   1. Damoah, Kaku Attah & Giovannetti, Giorgia & Marvasi, Enrico, 2022. "Do country centrality and similarity to China matter in the allocation of belt and road projects?," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 660-674.
      • Kaku Attah Damoah, & Giorgia Giovannetti & Enrico Marvasi, 2021. "Do Country Centrality and Similarity to China matter in the Allocation of Belt and Road Projects?," Working Papers - Economics wp2021_03.rdf, Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa.

2. Charles Kunaka & Gaël Raballand & Mike Fitzmaurice, 2016. "How trucking services have improved and may contribute to economic development: The case of East Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-152, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

   Cited by:

   1. Mathilde MAUREL, 2018. "Régionalisme en Afrique : coûts de transport soft and hard," Working Paper a6f76318-cb2e-44b5-8463-f, Agence française de développement.
      • Mathilde MAUREL, 2022. "Régionalisme en Afrique : coûts de transport « soft » and « hard »," Working Paper b0fae2a5-f64e-4df1-b649-f, Agence française de développement.
   2. Patrick Plane, 2021. "What Factors Drive transport and Logistics Costs in Africa ?," Working Papers hal-03198081, HAL.
   3. Bernard Hoekman, 2017. "Trade in services: Opening markets to create opportunities," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-31, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   4. Bernard Hoekman & Dominique Njinkeu, 2017. "Integrating Africa: Some Trade Policy Research Priorities and Challenges," RSCAS Working Papers 2017/43, European University Institute.

3. Kunaka, Charles & Mustra, Monica Alina & Saez, Sebastian, 2013. "Trade dimensions of logistics services : a proposal for trade agreements," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6332, The World Bank.

   Cited by:

   1. Sénquiz-Díaz Cynthia, 2021. "Effect Size of Logistics: Evidence from Selected Countries," LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics, Sciendo, vol. 12(1), pages 123-134, January.

4. Raballand, Gael & Kunaka, Charles & Giersing, Bo, 2008. "The impact of regional liberalization and harmonization in road transport services : a focus on Zambia and lessons for landlocked countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4482, The World Bank.

   Cited by:

   1. Monica Beuran & Marie Castaing Gachassin & Gaël Raballand, 2013. "Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Post-Print halshs-00830006, HAL.
      • Monica Beuran & Marie Gachassin & Gaël Raballand, 2015. "Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 33(5), pages 673-700, September.
      • Monica Beuran & Marie Castaing Gachassin & Gaël Raballand, 2013. "Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00830006, HAL.
      • Monica Beuran & Marie Castaing Gachassin & Gaël Raballand, 2013. "Are There Myths on Road Impact and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 13049, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
   2. Ingo Borchert & Batshur Gootiiz & Arti Grover Goswami & Aaditya Mattoo, 2017. "Services Trade Protection and Economic Isolation," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(3), pages 632-652, March.
   3. Borchert, Ingo & Gootiiz, Batshur & Grover, Arti & Mattoo, Aaditya, 2012. "Landlocked or policy locked ? how services trade protection deepens economic isolation," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5942, The World Bank.
   4. Richard Pomfret, 2011. "Trade and Transport in Central Asia," Book Chapters, in: Werner Hermann & Johannes F. Linn (ed.), Central Asia and the Caucasus: At the Crossroads of Eurasia in the 21st Century, chapter 3, pages 43–62, Emerging Markets Forum.
      • Richard Pomfret, 2010. "Trade and Transport in Central Asia," Other Working Papers centasia2010trade, Emerging Markets Forum.
      • Richard Pomfret, 2010. "Trade and Transport in Central Asia," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 2(3), pages 237-256, September.
   5. Charles Kunaka & Gaël Raballand & Mike Fitzmaurice, 2016. "How trucking services have improved and may contribute to economic development: The case of East Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-152, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   6. Thando Vilakazi & Anthea Paelo, 2017. "Understanding intra-regional transport: Competition in road transportation between Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-46, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   7. Theresa Osborne & Maria Claudia Pachon & Gonzalo Enrique Araya, 2013. "What Drives the High Price of Road Freight Transport in Central America?," World Bank Publications - Reports 17845, The World Bank Group.
      • Osborne, Theresa & Pachon, Maria Claudia & Araya, Gonzalo Enrique, 2014. "What drives the high price of road freight transport in Central America ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6844, The World Bank.
   8. World Bank, 2009. "Zambia Second Investment Climate Assessment," World Bank Publications - Reports 28066, The World Bank Group.
   9. Miao, Guannan & Woergoetter, Andreas, 2021. "Economic Consequences of Landlockedness - What Makes a Difference?," IHS Working Paper Series 35, Institute for Advanced Studies.
   10. Raballand, Gael & Bridges, Kate & Beuran, Monica & Sacks, Audrey, 2013. "Does the semi-autonomous agency model function in a low-governance environment ? the case of the road development agency in Zambia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6585, The World Bank.
   11. Borko Handjiski & Lazar Sestovic, 2011. "Barriers to Trade in Services in the CEFTA Region," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2337.

Articles

1. Ben Derudder & Xingjian Liu & Charles Kunaka & Mark Roberts, 2014. "The connectivity of South Asian cities in infrastructure networks," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 47-52, January.

   Cited by:

   1. Zhangfeng Yao & Kunhui Ye & Liang Xiao & Xiaowei Wang, 2021. "Radiation Effect of Urban Agglomeration’s Transportation Network: Evidence from Chengdu–Chongqing Urban Agglomeration, China," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-21, May.
   2. César Ducruet & Sylvain Cuyala & Ali EL Hosni, 2016. "The changing influence of city-systems on global shipping networks: an empirical analysis," Journal of Shipping and Trade, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 1-19, December.
   3. Kevin X. Li & Tae-Joon Park & Paul Tae-Woo Lee & Heather McLaughlin & Wenming Shi, 2018. "Container Transport Network for Sustainable Development in South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-16, October.
   4. Justin Berli & Mattia Bunel & César Ducruet, 2018. "Sea-Land Interdependence in the Global Maritime Network: the Case of Australian Port Cities," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 447-471, September.
   5. Ducruet, César, 2017. "Multilayer dynamics of complex spatial networks: The case of global maritime flows (1977–2008)," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 47-58.
   6. Zhang, Hui & Cui, Houdun & Wang, Wei & Song, Wenbo, 2020. "Properties of Chinese railway network: Multilayer structures based on timetable data," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 560(C).
   7. Marco M Salvini & Sara I Fabrikant, 2016. "Spatialization of user-generated content to uncover the multirelational world city network," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 43(1), pages 228-248, January.
   8. Swayam Prava Das, 2023. "City connectivity via global intra‐firm linkages: An analysis of Indian cities," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(2), pages 312-330, March.
   9. Dai, Liang & Derudder, Ben & Liu, Xingjian, 2018. "Transport network backbone extraction: A comparison of techniques," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 271-281.

Books

1. Charles Kunaka & Robin Carruthers, 2014. "Trade and Transport Corridor Management Toolkit," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 18241.

   Cited by:

   1. Hannes Thees, 2020. "Towards Local Sustainability of Mega Infrastructure: Reviewing Research on the New Silk Road," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-35, December.
   2. Shreyas Gadgin Matha & Patricio Goldstein & Jessie Lu, 2020. "Air Transportation and Regional Economic Development: A Case Study for the New Airport in South Albania," CID Working Papers 127a, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
   3. Lu Zhang & Hongru Du & Yannan Zhao & Rongwei Wu & Xiaolei Zhang, 2017. "Urban networks among Chinese cities along "the Belt and Road": A case of web search activity in cyberspace," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(12), pages 1-20, December.
   4. Soraya Caro Vargas, editor, 2020. "Economic Corridors in Asia: Paradigm of Integration? A Reflection for Latin America," Books, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales, number 139, April.
   5. Eleftherios Sdoukopoulos & Maria Boile, 2021. "Strengthening the Collaborative Environment in Port-Hinterland Corridor Management Initiatives: A Value System Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-18, August.
   6. Magennis Eoin & Corrigan Jordana & Blair Neale & Broin Deiric Ó, 2021. "Planning a Dublin–Belfast Economic Corridor: Networks, engagement and creating opportunities," Administration, Sciendo, vol. 69(4), pages 57-82, December.
   7. Cristina Di Stefano & P. Lelio Iapadre & Ilaria Salvati, 2021. "Trade and Infrastructure in the Belt and Road Initiative: A Gravity Analysis Based on Revealed Trade Preferences," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-15, January.

2. Charles Kunaka & Virginia Tanase & Pierre Latrille & Peter Krausz, 2013. "Quantitative Analysis of Road Transport Agreements (QuARTA)," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 13822.

   Cited by:

   1. Massimo Geloso Grosso & Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås & Asako Ueno & Frédéric Gonzales & Iza Lejárraga & Sébastien Miroudot & Dorothée Rouzet, 2014. "Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Transport and Courier Services," OECD Trade Policy Papers 176, OECD Publishing.

3. Souleymane Coulibaly & Uwe Deichmann & William R. Dillinger & Marcel Ionescu Heroiu & Ioannis N. Kessides & Charles Kunaka & Daniel Saslavsky, 2012. "Eurasian Cities : New Realities along the Silk Road," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 11877.

   Cited by:

   1. Eskender Trushin & Francisco G. Carneiro, 2013. "Changing for the Better," World Bank Publications - Reports 22624, The World Bank Group.
   2. Johannes Linn, 2016. "Creating a Competitive and Innovative Manufacturing and Service Economy," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 8(2), pages 126-167, May.
   3. Saliev, Firdavs & Soliev, Mukhammadkhon, 2015. "Economic Advancement of Tourism Industry in Uzbekistan," MPRA Paper 64826, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   4. Rajag M. Nag & Johannes F. Linn & Harinder S. Kohli (ed.), 2016. "Central Asia 2050: Unleashing the Region's Potential," Books, Emerging Markets Forum, edition 1, number centasia2050, May.
   5. Coulibaly, Souleymane, 2012. "Rethinking the form and function of cities in post-Soviet countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6292, The World Bank.
   6. Iza Gigauri & Nino Damenia, 2019. "Economic Expectations of the Belt and Road Initiative for the South Caucasus, with Emphasis on Georgia," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 9(1), pages 173-199, March.
   7. Trushin, Eskender & Carneiro, Francisco, 2013. "Changing for the Better: The Path to Upper-Middle-Income Status in Uzbekistan," World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank, issue 119, pages 1-6, June.
   8. Albrecht Kauffmann, 2013. "The Russian Urban System in Transition: The View of New Economic Geography," ERSA conference papers ersa13p280, European Regional Science Association.
   9. Aktoty Aitzhanova & Shigeo Katsu & Johannes F. Linn & Vladislav Yezhov (ed.), 2014. "Kazakhstan 2050: Toward a Modern Society for All," Books, Emerging Markets Forum, edition 1, number kazakh2050, May.

4. Charles Kunaka, 2011. "Logistics in Lagging Regions : Overcoming Local Barriers to Global Connectivity," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 2543.

   Cited by:

   1. Rancourt, Marie-Ève & Bellavance, François & Goentzel, Jarrod, 2014. "Market analysis and transportation procurement for food aid in Ethiopia," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 48(3), pages 198-219.
   2. Farole, Thomas, 2012. "Competitiveness and Connectivity: Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets," World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank, issue 93, pages 1-5, October.
      • Thomas Farole, 2012. "Competitiveness and Connectivity : Integrating Lagging Regions in Global Markets," World Bank Publications - Reports 17080, The World Bank Group.
   3. Ramon L. Clarete, 2017. "Measuring Trade Costs and Gains from Trade Facilitation in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201706, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
   4. Duc Minh Pham & Deepak Mishra & Kee-Cheok Cheong & John Arnold & Anh Minh Trinh & Huyen Thi Ngoc Ngo & Hien Thi Phuong Nguyen, 2013. "Trade Facilitation, Value Creation, and Competiveness : Policy Implications for Vietnam's Economic Growth, Volume 1," World Bank Publications - Reports 16784, The World Bank Group.

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1. NEP-INT: International Trade (3) 2008-02-02 2013-02-03 2014-08-25
2. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2008-02-02
3. NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (1) 2014-08-25
4. NEP-DEV: Development (1) 2008-02-02
5. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2014-08-25
6. NEP-TRE: Transport Economics (1) 2013-02-03
7. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2014-08-25

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