1. The impacts of highways on firm size distribution: Evidence from China.
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Zhou, Jiangteng
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BUSINESS size , *ROAD construction , *INDUSTRIAL concentration , *INFORMATION superhighway , *ROADS , *COUNTERFACTUALS (Logic) - Abstract
This paper examines the impact of highway construction on the size distribution of manufacturing firms using Chinese firm and highway network data. I construct instrumental variables using historical and counterfactual road approaches to identify the causal effects of highway construction. I find that highway construction can increase firm size dispersion and market concentration. Areas near highways have a higher number of firms, more outsourcing activities, and more large firms; while areas further from highways have a higher share of new entry firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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