The spatial and temporal dimensions of the interdependence between the airline industry and the Chinese economy

The airline industry contributes largely to the economic development of a region. At the same time, the fortunes of the industry can also be affected by regional economic change. This paper uses geographically weighted correlation analysis to investigate the spatial heterogeneity and temporal change of this interdependence as seen in China over the years from 2005 to 2016. The results show that the interdependence between the airline industry and provincial economies is non-stationary, generally with a spatial variation along the east-west axis across China's provinces. Further, the temporal change in the interdependence was affected by specific economic changes, such as the global crisis of 2008, when it weakened. Specifically, air passenger activities in the eastern provinces were more sensitive to some economic changes of 2012, while air freight activities in the western and central provinces were more sensitive to the global economic crisis of 2008. The size of urban agglomeration and regional GDP also influence the spatial heterogeneity of this interdependence with weaker links as GDP increases. It is possible that liberalization of the airline industry could enhance the interdependence in advanced regions. Thus, the authors' results provide significant policy implications for a joint focus on the development of the regional economy and the airline industry.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.11.020
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692318308615
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  • © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Wang, Yanzai
  • Hao, Chengzhi
  • Liu, Dawei
• Publication Date: 2019-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 201-210
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0966-6923
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Correlation analysis; Economic development; Spatial analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interdependence; Temporal factors
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01691551
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 2019 10:13AM