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...
Main Authors: | Blankespoor, Brian, Emran, M. Shahe, Shilpi, Forhad J., Xu, Lu |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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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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