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dc.contributor.authorFIORINI, Matteo
dc.contributor.authorSANFILIPPO, Marco
dc.contributor.authorSUNDARAM, Asha
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T14:30:29Z
dc.date.available2019-05-08T14:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn1028-3625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/62447
dc.description.abstractWe examine the complementary role of road infrastructure in determining the impact of a reduction in input tariffs on firm productivity. We combine newly constructed geo-spatial data from Ethiopia on road improvements under the Ethiopian Road Sector Development Program with detailed establishment level data on manufacturing firms. To explore the impact of roads, we construct a measure of market access capturing the intensity of possible road connections between the town in which a firm is located and other intranational markets. Road improvements under the program give us rich spatial and time variation in market access. We find strong complementarity between roads and input tariff liberalization. A reduction in the input tariff is associated with a larger increase in firm productivity in areas with better market access. Our study highlights the role of roads in shaping the effects of trade liberalization on firms.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEuropean University Instituteen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEUI RSCASen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2019/32en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Governance Programme-344en
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Economics]en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.subjectInput tariffsen
dc.subjectTransport infrastructureen
dc.subjectRoadsen
dc.subjectFirmsen
dc.subjectProductivityen
dc.subjectEthiopiaen
dc.subjectF14
dc.subjectO14
dc.subjectO18
dc.subject.otherEconomic development
dc.subject.otherTrade, investment and international cooperationen
dc.titleRoads: from trade liberalization to firm productivityen
dc.typeWorking Paperen


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