Top Member Research Activity Seminar BBL
International Economics Seminar
Upcoming
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 4:45pm-6:15pm (JST)
| Speaker | Professor Kenmei TSUBOTA (Hosei University) |
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| Title | The Partition of India and the Spatial Restructuring of Maritime Networks |
| Abstract | This paper examines how permanent political borders reshape transport networks, using the 1947 Partition of India as a historical shock to regional integration. We construct a digitized port-pair dataset from the Lloyd's Shipping Index that tracks vessel movements across nearly a century and estimate Difference-in-Differences specifications within a structural gravity framework. We find that the Partition significantly reduced vessel movements on routes that shifted from domestic to international status. After accounting for network-wide diversion, this direct disruption was followed by a delayed reallocation of traffic toward alternative domestic routes, indicating that the adjustment of transport networks occurred gradually rather than immediately. The Partition also altered the topology of the maritime network. Established colonial hubs lost regional connectivity, while newly formed national gateways expanded their domestic and global connections. These changes were accompanied by a weakening of historical links with the United Kingdom and greater diversification of international connections. Overall, the results show that political disintegration can have persistent effects on transport networks by disrupting established links and inducing a long-run reorganization of maritime connectivity. |
| Room | Room #817 on the 8F in Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics East Bldg, Kyoto University |
| Registration | Forthcomming |
| Note | This seminar will be conducted in English. |
Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 4:45pm-6:15pm (JST)
| Speaker | Dr. Thi Thu Trang Tran (University of Tokyo) |
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| Title | TBA |
| Room | Room #817 on the 8F in Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics East Bldg, Kyoto University |
| Registration | Forthcomming |
| Note | This seminar will be conducted in English. |
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| Yoshida Main Campus, Kyoto University |
| Graduate school and Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University |