Transport Costs, Comparative Advantage, and Agricultural Development : Evidence from Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

Transport Costs, Comparative Advantage, and Agricultural Development : Evidence from Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh

This paper studies the effects of a large reduction in transport costs on agricultural development in a developing country, with a focus on the interactions among the comparative advantage and transport costs of a location, and the transport intens...

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Main Authors: Blankespoor, Brian, Emran, M. Shahe, Shilpi, Forhad, Xu, Lu
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
TRANSPORT
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE COSTS
LAND USE
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
CROPPING INTENSITY
AGRICULTURE
BRIDGES
TRANSPORT COSTS
LAND ALLOCATION
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
MARKET ACCESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/500021531164598732/Transport-costs-comparative-advantage-and-agricultural-development-evidence-from-Jamuna-bridge-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29982

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/500021531164598732/Transport-costs-comparative-advantage-and-agricultural-development-evidence-from-Jamuna-bridge-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29982

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