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Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Some Evidence from Europe and China

15 November 2018
In recent years, there has been an increasing move toward appraising the impacts of transport investments beyond the direct user benefits and costs. This presentation reviews the arguments in favor of measuring such impacts, the progress made in implementing such impacts in the appraisal, and the…

High-Speed Rail as a New Mode of Intercity Passenger Transportation

15 November 2018
This presentation reviews the rapid progress of high-speed rail (HSR) construction and its successful competition with cars and air travel on distances between 100 and 1,200 km. More than 20 countries have built or are building HSR lines, but the United States is not among the leaders in HSR…

High-Speed Rail in the People’s Republic of China

14 November 2018
Instead of constructing one costly, huge, station in suburban areas, the People’s Repubic of China is building multiple stations close to city centers will greatly reduce the access/egress time, thereby making high-speed rails travel more efficient.

Riding on the New Silk Road: Quantifying the Welfare Gains from High-Speed Railways

14 November 2018
This presentation looks into the aggregate and distributional impacts of High-Speed Railways (HSR) in an economy with producer–supplier linkages. The HSR connection generates productivity gains by improving the efficiency of firm-to-firm matching and leading firms to search for more and better…

High-Speed Railway's Effect on Urban Spatial Correlation

14 November 2018
High-speed railway (HSR) is recognized as one of the most important modes of transport and has increasingly been given priority in regional development. A better understanding of the HSR’s effect on urban spatial correlation is important for optimizing the layout of the HSR system and promoting the…

Learning from Evaluation

7 November 2018
ADB conducts evaluation work to ensure accountability, promote learning, and maximize development effectiveness. This presentation examines how ADB can better integrate artificial intelligence in its operations. It also explores Watson, a technology that can help ADB ingest thousands of documents…

Partnering to Promote Anti-Money Laundering Reforms in Mongolia

7 November 2018
If an effective reform program were to successfully navigate the road from “current equilibrium” to the “desired equilibrium,” it may have to address four questions at the onset. The questions follow a cyclical process that starts with the identification of internal champions and grows wider to…

Start the Conversation: Connecting with the People Formerly Known as the Target Audience

7 November 2018
Learn about digital disruption, a change that occurs when new digital technologies and business models affect the value proposition of existing goods and services. This presentation provides a snapshot of readers’ habits and behavior at present, some general trends about where it is heading, and…

Climate Litigation: A Suitable Discourse for China’s Green Courts?

7 November 2018
The value of environmental justice is becoming increasingly prominent in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As climate litigation is a more recent discourse, it might be a challenge to transplant it into PRC directly. Nonetheless, climate litigation is one of the four case types handled by PRC’s…

Does Loan Influence Policy?

7 November 2018
This presentation examines whether ADB is able to influence policies by providing loans. An ideal case scenario is presented.