Roads to opportunities? The effect of highways on intercity commuting in Brazil

IF 6.6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities Pub Date : 2025-10-03 DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2025.106512

Rubens Lopes Pereira da Silva , Raul da Mota Silveira Neto , Diego Firmino Costa da Silva

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Abstract

We examine how access to a highway impacts the growth of daily commuting between cities in Brazil. Using data from the Demographic Census and applying an instrumental variable strategy, we discovered a significant and positive causal relationship between proximity to highways and growth in daily commuting to another municipality for work. Our findings indicate that improved highway access leads to a 64.2% rise in intercity outgoing commuting growth between 2000 and 2010. This effect is observed solely among men and individuals with primary and secondary education levels. Our research supports the notion that better transportation infrastructure can expand job opportunities by providing workers with access to a wider labor market.

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通往机遇之路？高速公路对巴西城际通勤的影响

我们研究了高速公路如何影响巴西城市之间日常通勤的增长。使用人口普查数据并应用工具变量策略，我们发现高速公路的邻近程度与每天通勤到另一个城市工作的增长之间存在显著的正因果关系。我们的研究结果表明，2000年至2010年间，高速公路通道的改善导致城际通勤增长64.2%。这种影响仅在男性和受过小学和中学教育的个人中观察到。我们的研究支持这样一种观点，即更好的交通基础设施可以通过为工人提供更广阔的劳动力市场来扩大就业机会。

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Cities URBAN STUDIES-

CiteScore

11.20

自引率

9.00%

发文量

517

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