Research On Effects Of Transportation On Regional Economic Development In The View Of Provincial Perspective In China

With the ever-more evident trends towards economic integration, the relationship between transportation and regional economic development is getting more and more complicated. As a huge new emerging economy, the relationship between transportation and regional economic development of China is of its own characteristics, especially in recent years the transportation has been facing a critical period with the fast industrialization and urbanization. In this context, the dissertation focuses on the impact of transportation on regional economic development from both theory and practical perspectives, and explains its feasibility by using the data of29provinces nationwide. The main findings done by the research in this dissertation include following6aspects:(1) The dissertation defines the concepts of Regional Economic Growth, Regional Economic Development, Transportation, Industrial Concentration and Transportation Network Concentration in the beginning, and then reviews the theories about the impact of transportation on regional economic development, which establishs the basis of research for this dissertation.(2) The transportation development is introduced into the in the theory of regional economic development. From the nature of regional economic development, and from the two dimensions of time and space, the dissertation builds up the framework of the interrelationship between transportation and regional economic growth by analyzing the interaction between regional economic growth, regional spatial structure evolution and inter-regional development.(3) Systematically proof the Positive Effect Theory, Negative Effect Theory and the Geographic Spillover Effect Theory of the transportation space by applying the theories of economics, Upon which the dissertation builds a model of transportation space spillover effect and apply it to the practical verification by using the data of29provinces nationwide.(4) Propose the model of the degree of industrial clustering and the model of the degree of transportation networking convergences which reflect the degree of spatial concentration, and establish their co-integration model.29provincial-level administrative regions in China are included into the study of the application of above mentioned models, and their co-integration relationship and Granger causality are empirically analyzed.(5) Propose the model of the speed of industrial clustering and the model of the speed of transportation networking convergences which reflect the degree of time concentration, and establish their co-integration model.29provincial-level administrative regions in China are included into the study of the application of above mentioned models, and their co-integration relationship and Granger causality are empirically analyzed.(6) Innovatively construct the model of regional radiation and attraction based on transportation networks by introducing FICK theory and method. And then put up the caculation model of radiation coefficient based on the speed of transportation networking, from which the dissertation analyzes the impact of transportation on regional economic development and then analyzes the relationship of radiation and attraction between regions to demonstrate it by applying the model to the data of the second and the third industries of the29provinces nationwide.