Urban Infrastructure and Economic Development in China

Chunyang Pan, with research interests in public economics and development economics, is Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor at School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology, and Member of Shanghai Research Center for Public Economy and Social Governance. He earned his doctoral degree after attending the program jointly offered by Fudan University and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. As to academic writing, he has published 5 monographs, 2 translations, and more than 40 papers in noted academic journals. He has presided over 7 research projects, including China’s National Social Science Foundation Projects, and won the Third Prize of Outstanding Achievement Award in National University Scientific Research by China’s Ministry of Education and the First Prize of Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences by Shanghai Municipality.

• Introduction.- Brief History and Basic Concepts of Infrastructure.- Origin and Development of Infrastructure Economics.- A Review of Infrastructure Economic Growth Models.-Achievements and Challenges of China’s Infrastructure Development (1949—2019).- Infrastructure and Market Integration: A Case Study on High-Speed Rail Accessibility.- Infrastructure and Open Development: A Case Study on Foreign Direct Investment.