Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia

Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia

The effects of urban transport policies on household welfare are a broadly understudied topic in developing countries. This paper analyzes the distributional effects of a newly established bus rapid transit system in Barranquilla, Colombia. The pap...

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Main Authors: Pfutze, Tobias, Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos, Valderrama-Gonzalez, Daniel
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
BRTs
WELFARE IMPACT
TRANSPORT POLICY
URBAN DISPLACEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID TRANSIT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887031518722888596/Urban-transport-infrastructure-and-household-welfare-evidence-from-Colombia
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spelling okr-10986-293752021-06-08T14:42:48Z Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia Pfutze, Tobias Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos Valderrama-Gonzalez, Daniel BRTs WELFARE IMPACT TRANSPORT POLICY URBAN DISPLACEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE RAPID TRANSIT The effects of urban transport policies on household welfare are a broadly understudied topic in developing countries. This paper analyzes the distributional effects of a newly established bus rapid transit system in Barranquilla, Colombia. The paper uses pooled cross-sectional household survey data, analyzed by block, over 2008-15 and a difference-in-differences approach. The analysis shows that, in proximity to newly opened stations, poor households were replaced by households in the middle and upper socioeconomic strata. These results suggest that the designers of the system, despite the generally positive assessment of the system, may have overlooked the distributional consequences. Moreover, the paper shows that any results on outcomes that may be directly affected by the related policy will be biased due to urban displacement. 2018-02-16T21:44:18Z 2018-02-16T21:44:18Z 2018-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887031518722888596/Urban-transport-infrastructure-and-household-welfare-evidence-from-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29375 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8341 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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topic BRTs
WELFARE IMPACT
TRANSPORT POLICY
URBAN DISPLACEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID TRANSIT
spellingShingle BRTs
WELFARE IMPACT
TRANSPORT POLICY
URBAN DISPLACEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
RAPID TRANSIT
Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Valderrama-Gonzalez, Daniel
Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8341
description The effects of urban transport policies on household welfare are a broadly understudied topic in developing countries. This paper analyzes the distributional effects of a newly established bus rapid transit system in Barranquilla, Colombia. The paper uses pooled cross-sectional household survey data, analyzed by block, over 2008-15 and a difference-in-differences approach. The analysis shows that, in proximity to newly opened stations, poor households were replaced by households in the middle and upper socioeconomic strata. These results suggest that the designers of the system, despite the generally positive assessment of the system, may have overlooked the distributional consequences. Moreover, the paper shows that any results on outcomes that may be directly affected by the related policy will be biased due to urban displacement.
format Working Paper
author Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Valderrama-Gonzalez, Daniel
author_facet Pfutze, Tobias
Rodriguez-Castelan, Carlos
Valderrama-Gonzalez, Daniel
author_sort Pfutze, Tobias
title Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
title_short Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
title_full Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
title_fullStr Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Urban Transport Infrastructure and Household Welfare : Evidence from Colombia
title_sort urban transport infrastructure and household welfare : evidence from colombia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/887031518722888596/Urban-transport-infrastructure-and-household-welfare-evidence-from-Colombia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29375
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