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The Welfare and Productivity Effects of Transit Improvements in Amman

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dc.contributor.authorKleineberg, Tatjana
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Sally
dc.contributor.authorTang, Yulu
dc.contributor.authorKaw, Jon Kher
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T20:50:58Z
dc.date.available2024-06-13T20:50:58Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-13
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the long-run welfare and productivity effects of transit improvements in the Greater Amman Municipality. The paper builds a rich quantitative spatial model that includes many aspects of the economic geography of Amman. It studies the effects of new bus rapid transit lines that improve the connection of more peripheral areas to the city center, in two phases: phase 1 (approximately) connecting the north-eastern and north-western regions, and phase 2 adding the southern and south-westerns regions. It finds that the bus rapid transit increases output by 4.4 to 5 percent in phase 1 and 7.2 to 7.6 percent in phase 2. Workers in manufacturing benefit the most, and they also lived farthest from the city center before the bus rapid transit was established. Welfare in all neighborhoods increases, with the largest increases at the outer ends of the new bus rapid transit lines. Phase 1 generally promotes densification and welfare in already dense locations, while phase 2 encourages additional densification to the south. Our preliminary analysis of the interaction of zoning restrictions with the bus rapid transit suggests that legal zoning limits are binding in a few locations where excess demand for real estate after the expansion of bus rapid transit is expected to be large.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099232006132428282/IDU1ce8a41ea134e3145da19c251ed1c86d07b09
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10802
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41705
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
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dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN LAND
dc.subjectURBAN PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectURBAN JOBS
dc.subjectAMMAN
dc.subjectJORDAN
dc.subjectSPATIAL COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSDG 11
dc.titleThe Welfare and Productivity Effects of Transit Improvements in Ammanen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.associatedcontenthttp://hdl.handle.net/10986/41699 Future Amman Positioned at a Juncture: Three Strategies Toward Climate-Smart Spatial Transformation.
okr.crossref.titleThe Welfare and Productivity Effects of Transit Improvements in Amman
okr.date.disclosure2024-06-13
okr.date.lastmodified2024-06-13T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10802
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10802
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryJordan
okr.sectorSub-National Government
okr.themeUrban Infrastructure and Service Delivery,Mitigation,Municipal Institution Building,Job Creation,Economic Policy,Economic Growth and Planning,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Private Sector Development,Public Sector Management,Urban Planning,Climate change,Urban and Rural Development,Jobs,Adaptation,Spatial Growth,Public Administration,Urban Development
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicUrban Development::Regional Urban Development
okr.topicUrban Development::National Urban Development Policies & Strategies
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economic Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitUrban MNA (SMNUR)
okr.unitDECRG: Macroeconomics & Growth (DECMG)
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