Market Integration and Nonlinear Price Transmission in 19th‐Century British Wheat Markets
Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Important developments in infrastructure and institutions characterized 19th‐Century wheat markets in Great Britain. Among these developments was the construction of the national rail system which enabled cheaper and more efficient transport of grain and other bulky cargoes between inland towns and ports.
Barry K. Goodwin, A. Ford Ramsey
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Balancing economic growth and environmental conservation through the optimization of rail transit routes for sustainable development. [PDF]
Sci RepHe Y, Liu X, Sun E, Wu D.
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Network Structure and the Efficiency Gains from Mergers: Evidence from U.S. Freight Railroads
The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The trade‐off between market power and efficiency gains is central to antitrust analyses of mergers, but empirical evidence quantifying efficiencies remains limited. Using transaction‐level data from U.S. freight railroads (1985–2005), this article quantifies merger‐induced cost efficiencies, driven mainly by eliminating inter‐railroad ...
Yanyou Chen
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Long-Term Passenger Flow Forecasting for Rail Transit Based on Complex Networks and Informer. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Li D, Du S, Hou Y.
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A “Tech First” Approach to Foreign Policy? The Three Meanings of Tech Diplomacy
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars have recently argued that international politics is plagued by instability as the world rapidly transitions from one crisis to another. This state of “Permacrisis,” or permanent crises between states, is driven by technological innovations which create new kinds of crises and drive competitions between adversarial states.
Ilan Manor
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Strategy and Methods for Carbon Emission Mitigation during Construction of Rail Transit. [PDF]
ACS OmegaZhang R +9 more
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China's Strategic Approach to Tech Diplomacy in a Time of Global Uncertainty
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the wake of U.S.‐China technological competition and the COVID‐19 pandemic, “tech diplomacy” has gained prominence in Chinese political and academic discourse. This concept is often ideologically framed to critique Western hegemonic narratives perceived as hindering China's technological advancement.
Zhao Alexandre Huang, Xiang Meng
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An improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm for the design of foundation pit of rail transit upper cover project. [PDF]
Sci RepShao J, Lu Y, Sun Y, Zhao L.
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Asian Economic Policy Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large‐scale transport infrastructure can reshape urban land markets by changing accessibility, yet causal evidence on large‐scale bridge projects remains limited, especially in developing countries. This paper examines the impact of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), which opened in January 2024, on real estate prices in the Mumbai City ...
Hana Ashida +5 more
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