Good intentions gone awry: Rail lines and inner‐city development
研究中国铁路建设形成的“围栏效应”如何加剧铁路两侧城市发展的不平衡，尤其在经济欠发达地区，并影响新企业选址和工业企业生产率。
Abstract This study explored the impact of transportation systems in urban areas on economic activity. We examined the effect of traditional Chinese railway construction fencing on urban spatial development using nighttime luminance and railway data from prefecture‐level cities. The study found that the fencing effect exacerbated uneven development on either side of the railway, especially in economically underdeveloped areas. These results were supported by different measures of development and a placebo test. The fencing effect was also found to affect the location of newly registered firms and the total factor productivity of industrial firms, leading to unbalanced growth on either side of the railway.