Highways and Spatial Location within Cities : Evidence from India (English)

The authors investigate the impact of the golden quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the spatial organization and efficiency of manufacturing activity. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 3,633 miles of roads in India. The authors use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare non-nodal districts based upon their distance from the highway system. For the organized portion of the manufacturing sector, we find that GQ led...

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Ghani,Syed Ejaz;

Goswami,Arti Grover;

Kerr,William Robert;
Document Date
2016/04/10
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
140515
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/08/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Highways and Spatial Location within Cities : Evidence from India
Keywords
rural area

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Ghani,Syed Ejaz; Goswami,Arti Grover; Kerr,William Robert.

Highways and Spatial Location within Cities : Evidence from India (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/911911565607517844

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