DATA AND CODE FOR: The Effects of Roads on Trade and Migration: Evidence from a Planned Capital City

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Melanie Morten, Stanford University and NBER; Jaqueline Oliveira, Rhodes College

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
compute_excess_demand.m text/x-matlab 900 bytes 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
matlab_part1_trade_flows.m text/x-objcsrc 3 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
matlab_part2_full_structural_model.m text/x-matlab 12.9 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
migration_prob.m text/x-matlab 1 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
solve_mig_trade_2022_10_1.m text/x-matlab 4.8 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
structural_data_d0.csv text/csv 42.8 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
structural_data_d1.csv text/csv 43.3 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
structural_data_d10.csv text/csv 43.3 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
structural_data_d11.csv text/csv 42.8 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
structural_data_d12.csv text/csv 42.2 KB 01/26/2024 06:48:AM
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Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary
This archive provides Data and Code to fully replicate the analysis in "The Effects of Roads on Trade and Migration: Evidence from a Planned Capital City." Please read the README.PDF for instructions. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Internal migration; Brazil; Infrastucture; Roads
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
      O54 Economywide Country Studies: Latin America; Caribbean
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Brazil
Universe:  View help for Universe Population resident in Brazil. Some analysis is restricted to working-age men with positive earnings.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) census/enumeration data; geographic information system (GIS) data; other

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Brazilian Census microdata, 1970-2010
State-state migration flows, 1940-1980
State-state trade flows, 1942-1999 (intermittent)
Consumer price index
Divisão Territorial Brasileira
Ehrl municipality concordance
GIS data: Brazil administrative regions
GIS data: Road network
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation State, state adjusted to consistent 1940 boundaries, meso-region

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V1 [2024-02-29]

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