Economic Impact of Neighboring Countries on Economic Growth: An Application of the Gravity Model to Economic Growth

2022年5月，我撰写了《临近经济中心对亚洲周边国家经济增长的影响》工作论文，并在两次国际会议上发表并传播。本研究通过构建一个独特的国家近经济中心（NEC）数据集，并将其与Penn World Tables数据库相结合，来评估邻国对亚洲国家增长的经济影响。研究表明，拥有一个富裕的邻国在经济增长中的溢价，并确定了促进发展中国家成功吸收地理溢价的因素。

In AY 2022, I drafted out a working paper, “Impact of Near Economic Center on the Economic Growth of Neighboring Countries in Asia”and presented it at two international conferences to disseminate it. This study estimates economic impact of neighboring country on the growth of a country in Asia by constructing a unique dataset of the near economic center (NEC) of a country and combining it with the Penn World Tables database. The study shows the premium of having a rich neighboring country in economic growth and identifies the factors that facilitate a developing country to absorb the geographical premium successfully.