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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2016/04/10
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Article de revue
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140515
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2019/08/12
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Disclosed
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Highways and Spatial Location within Cities : Evidence from India
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rural area