@article{ART003387553},
author={Yi Yoojin},
title={High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor},
journal={The Korea Spatial Planning Review},
issn={1229-8638},
year={2026},
volume={130},
pages={93-115},
doi={10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yi Yoojin
TI - High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor
JO - The Korea Spatial Planning Review
PY - 2026
VL - 130
IS - null
PB - 국토연구원
SP - 93
EP - 115
SN - 1229-8638
AB - This study examines the relationship between the introduction and expansion of high-speed rail (HSR) and changes in regional employment disparities within the Gyeongbu HSR corridor in South Korea. Treating the corridor as a functional region, the study analyzes employment convergence among 33 cities and counties from 2000 to 2023 using a conditional beta-convergence model. HSR connectivity is measured using HSR station opening status, the number of HSR routes, and hub status to examine differences in employment convergence across levels of connectivity. The main findings are as follows: (1) significant employment convergence was observed within the Gyeongbu HSR corridor, with stronger convergence in regions served by HSR than in non-served regions; (2) while no significant difference in the employment convergence was found when the number of HSR routes was treated as a continuous variable, regions served by four or more routes exhibited stronger convergence than the reference group when connectivity was specified categorically; and (3) differences in employment convergence across levels of HSR connectivity were more pronounced during the network expansion period (2011–2023). These findings suggest that employment convergence varies not only with the presence of HSR service but also with the level of connectivity within the HSR network.
KW - High-Speed Rail(HSR);Employment Convergence;Network Connectivity;Gyeongbu HSR Corridor; Conditional Beta-Convergence
DO - 10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
ER -
Yi Yoojin. (2026). High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor. The Korea Spatial Planning Review, 130, 93-115.
Yi Yoojin. 2026, "High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor", The Korea Spatial Planning Review, vol.130, pp.93-115. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin "High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 130 pp.93-115 (2026) : 93.
Yi Yoojin. High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor. 2026; 130 93-115. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin. "High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 130(2026) : 93-115.doi: 10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin. High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor. The Korea Spatial Planning Review, 130, 93-115. doi: 10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin. High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor. The Korea Spatial Planning Review. 2026; 130 93-115. doi: 10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin. High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor. 2026; 130 93-115. Available from: doi:10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
Yi Yoojin. "High-Speed Rail Network Connectivity and Employment Convergence in the Gyeongbu Corridor" The Korea Spatial Planning Review 130(2026) : 93-115.doi: 10.15793/kspr.2026.130..005
