Road Capacity, Domestic Trade and Regional Outcomes (English)

What is the impact on intranational trade and regional economic outcomes when the quality and lane capacity of an existing paved road network is expanded significantly? This paper investigates this question for the case of Turkey, which undertook a large-scale public investment in roads during the 2000s. Using spatially disaggregated data on road upgrades and domestic transactions, the paper estimates a large positive impact of reduced travel times...

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Cosar,Kerem;

Demir,Banu;

Ghose,Devaki;

Young,Nathaniel Virgil C;
Document Date
2021/09/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9772
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2021/09/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Road Capacity, Domestic Trade and Regional Outcomes
Keywords
development research group

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Cosar,Kerem; Demir,Banu; Ghose,Devaki; Young,Nathaniel Virgil C.

Road Capacity, Domestic Trade and Regional Outcomes (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9772 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/629521631537099144

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