Spatial Misallocation, Informality, and Transit Improvements : Evidence from Mexico City

This paper proposes a new mechanism to explain resource misallocation in developing countries: the high commuting costs within cities that prevent workers from accessing formal employment. To test this mechanism, the paper combines a rich collectio...

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Main Author: Zárate, Román D.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099332303302232640/IDU04600b00f0f3e404c4f085520cd82c82a60a5
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37274

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