Data and code for: Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Simon Franklin, Queen Mary University of London; Clement Imbert, University of Warwick; Girum Abebe, World Bank; Carolina Mejia-Mantilla, World Bank

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Project Citation: 

Franklin, Simon, Imbert, Clement, Abebe, Girum, and Mejia-Mantilla, Carolina. Data and code for: Urban Public Works in Spatial Equilibrium: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-04-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E195483V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper evaluates a large urban public works program randomly rolled out across neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We find that the program increased public employment and reduced private labor supply among beneficiaries and improved local amenities in treated locations. We then combine a spatial equilibrium model and unique commuting data to estimate the spillover effects of the program on private sector wages across neighborhoods: under full program roll-out, wages increased by 18.6%. Using our model, we show that welfare gains to the poor are six times larger when we include the indirect effects on private wages and local amenities.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I38 Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
      R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Ethiopia
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2016 – 1/1/2020


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