Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? : Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

Bridge to Bigpush or Backwash? : Market Integration, Reallocation, and Productivity Effects of Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

This paper uses a quasi-experimental study of a major bridge construction in Bangladesh to understand the effects of a large reduction in trade costs on the pattern of structural change and agricultural productivity. The paper develops a spatial ge...

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Main Authors: Blankespoor, Brian, Emran, M. Shahe, Shilpi, Forhad J., Xu, Lu
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
DENSITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
BRIDGES
CORE-PERIPHERY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR ALLOCATION
MARKET ACCESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/833881531163087038/Bridge-to-bigpush-or-backwash-market-integration-reallocation-and-productivity-effects-of-Jamuna-bridge-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29981

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/833881531163087038/Bridge-to-bigpush-or-backwash-market-integration-reallocation-and-productivity-effects-of-Jamuna-bridge-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29981

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