IGSNRRsupervisor:ProfessorJiaoeWANG
UNNCsupervisor:DrMarinaGLUSHENKOVA(NottinghamUniversityBusinessSchool)
China’shigh-speedrail(HSR)networkisknowntobethelargestintheworld.Startedin2003,theconstructionoftheHSRnetworkhasgreatlyimprovedtheaccessibilityandconnectivityofcitiesinChina.However,itseffectsonperipheralcitiesorpovertyareasarestillunknown.ThisprojectaimstoexploretheimpactofHSRconstructiononregionalgrowth,***reover,itwillstudytheroleoftheHSRnetworkinthedomesticmarketintegrationprocess,andtheformationofregionaleconomicclusters.Weintendtoprovidesomeanswerstothefollowingquestions:WhataretheeffectsoftheHSRconstructionondevelopmentofperipheralregionsinChina?DoChina’sdomesticmarketsbecomemoreintegratedovertime?HowisthisprocessaffectedbytheconstructionoftheHSRnetwork?DoChineseregionsformincomeand/orpriceconvergenceclubs?Ifyes,whatistheroleofHSRnetworkinexplainingthese?
InformalinquiriesmaybeaddressedtoDrMarinaGlushenkova(marina.glushenkova@***.cn)andProfJiaoeWang(wangje@igsnrr.***),butformalapplicationsshouldfollowinstructionsinthe‘Howtoapply’sectionbelow.