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Death of distance? Economic implications of infrastructure improvement in Russia

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Brown, David (Heriot-Watt University)
Fay, Marianne () (World Bank)
V. Lall, Somik () (World Bank)
Gun Wang, Hyoung (World Bank)
Felkner, John (University of Chicago)

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We examine the economic implications of infrastructure investment policies that try to improve economic conditions in Russia's peripheral regions. Our analysis of firm-level industrial data for 1989 and 2004 highlights a 'death of distance' in industrial location, with increasing concentration of new firms in regions with good market access. We assess the geographic determinants of growth econometrically and identify market size and proximity to Moscow and regional infrastructure as important drivers of productivity for new and for privately-owned firms. Simulations show that the benefits of infrastructure improvements are highest in the country's capital region where economic activity is already concentrated. Policies that divert public investment towards peripheral regions run the risk of slowing down national economic growth.

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Paper provided by European Investment Bank, Economic and Financial Studies in its series EIB Papers with number 10/2008.

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Date of creation: 18 Jul 2008
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Handle: RePEc:ris:eibpap:2008_010

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Keywords: Transport infrastructure; gravity; distance; travel time; market access; multi-factor productivity; Russia;

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D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity
H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
R12 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
R53 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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