Wages and Accessibility: The Impact of Transport Infrastructure

Anna Matas (), Josep-Lluis Raymond and José Luis Roig ()

Regional Studies, 2015, vol. 49, issue 7, 1236-1254

Abstract: M atas A., R aymond J.-L. and R oig J.-L. Wages and accessibility: the impact of transport infrastructure, Regional Studies . This paper contributes to the debate about the effect of accessibility on firms' productivity. It uses a micro-dataset that locates workplaces at the NUTS-3 level of regions. It elaborates an effective density variable using employment and interprovincial travel time data, allowing for a flexible time decay effect. The results show that there is a positive effect of accessibility on productivity, with elasticity around 0.06. Finally, by means of a simulation technique, this paper shows that the impact of road investment on productivity is higher the more developed are the regions connected.

Date: 2015
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