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The Brasilia Experiment : Road Access and the Spatial Pattern of Long-term Local Development in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorBird, Julia
dc.contributor.authorStraub, Stephane
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-15T16:11:31Z
dc.date.available2014-08-15T16:11:31Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the impact of the rapid expansion of the Brazilian road network, which occurred from the 1960s to the 2000s, on the growth and spatial allocation of population and economic activity across the country's municipalities. It addresses the problem of endogeneity in infrastructure location by using an original empirical strategy, based on the "historical natural experiment" constituted by the creation of the new federal capital city Brasília in 1960. The results reveal a dual pattern, with improved transport connections increasing concentration of economic activity and population around the main centers in the South of the country, while spurring the emergence of secondary economic centers in the less developed North, in line with predictions in terms of agglomeration economies. Over the period, roads are shown to account for half of pcGDP growth and to spur a significant decrease in spatial inequality.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19760007/brasilia-experiment-road-access-spatial-pattern-long-term-local-development-brazil
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6964
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19361
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6964
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectCENSUSES
dc.subjectCENTER FOR POPULATION
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION OF POPULATION
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCOST OF TRAVEL
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTCOMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY NETWORK
dc.subjectHIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENT OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN REGIONS
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION DECREASE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASE
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION VARIABLES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROXY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPULL FACTOR
dc.subjectPULL FACTORS
dc.subjectRAILROADS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD BUILDING
dc.subjectROAD CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectROAD CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD SYSTEMS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRAVEL COSTS
dc.subjectTRUCK TRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTER
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.titleThe Brasilia Experiment : Road Access and the Spatial Pattern of Long-term Local Development in Brazilen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Brasília Experiment: Road Access and the Spatial Pattern of Long-Term Local Development in Brazil
okr.date.disclosure2014-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:13:11.607636Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19760007/brasilia-experiment-road-access-spatial-pattern-long-term-local-development-brazil
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid543031468232762756
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6964
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140703092944
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19760007
okr.identifier.reportWPS6964
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corporate Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Policy Department, Development Economics Vice Presidency
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