ABSTRACT

We evaluate the impact of the Jamuna multipurpose bridge, the largest physical infrastructure in Bangladesh, on employment opportunities. We particularly focus on labour market integration effects using survey data that provide information on current and retrospective assessments of household situation in two adjacent districts connected by the bridge. Using a quasiexperimental framework of the canonical difference-in-difference regression methodology, we analyse the impact of this infrastructure on employment and job transition patterns. We find that, along with decreasing household unemployment, the bridge construction facilitated farm-to nonfarm shift of employments. Also, the treatment effects are heterogeneous across age groups.

摘要

我们评估了Jamuna多用途桥梁（孟加拉国最大的物理基础设施）对就业机会的影响。我们使用调查数据特别关注劳动力市场的整合效应，该调查数据提供了通过桥梁连接的两个相邻地区的家庭状况的当前和追溯评估信息。使用规范的差异差异回归方法的准实验框架，我们分析了该基础设施对就业和工作转变模式的影响。我们发现，随着家庭失业率的下降，桥梁的建设促进了从农业到非农业的就业转移。同样，治疗效果在各个年龄段之间是不同的。