The Role of Transport in the Regional Economic Development: International Aspect

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Abstract

The article deals with the complex influence of the transport system on the regional economy. The transport infrastructure provides mobility of goods and resources. It also facilitates accessibility of territories by means of free movement of finished goods, material resources and the labour. In turn, regional economic development is the main gear of the transport market development. Changes in the industrial structure as well as increasing internationalization of business influence the mode of infrastructure exploitation.

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transport, transport infrastructure, transportation costs, investments, international and interregional trade, trade barriers

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Елена Глебовна Ефимова, St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

кандидат экономических наук, доцент

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2009-03-30

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Ефимова, Е. Г. (2009). The Role of Transport in the Regional Economic Development: International Aspect. St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, (1), 077–085. Retrieved from https://economicsjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/3252

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No. 1 (2009)

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Global economy

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