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Growing a Developing City : A Computable Spatial General Equilibrium Model Applied to Dhaka / Bird, Julia Helen.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Bird, Julia Helen.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Common Carriers Industry.
- Communities and Human Settlements.
- Construction Industry.
- Economic Geography.
- Food and Beverage Industry.
- General Manufacturing.
- Labor Markets.
- Land Scarcity.
- Land Use.
- Plastics and Rubber Industry.
- Public Sector Development.
- Pulp and Paper Industry.
- Textiles, Apparel and Leather Industry.
- Transport.
- Transport Infrastructure.
- Urban Governance and Management.
- Urban Housing.
- Urban Housing and Land Settlements.
- Local Subjects:
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Common Carriers Industry.
- Communities and Human Settlements.
- Construction Industry.
- Economic Geography.
- Food and Beverage Industry.
- General Manufacturing.
- Labor Markets.
- Land Scarcity.
- Land Use.
- Plastics and Rubber Industry.
- Public Sector Development.
- Pulp and Paper Industry.
- Textiles, Apparel and Leather Industry.
- Transport.
- Transport Infrastructure.
- Urban Governance and Management.
- Urban Housing.
- Urban Housing and Land Settlements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (53 pages)
- Other Title:
- Growing a Developing City
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2019.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- As one of world's fastest growing cities, Dhaka faces acute challenges in housing its growing population and developing a more productive economy. Central to this is the scarcity of high-quality urban land. Yet a vast tract of land near the heart of the city, East Dhaka, currently remains predominantly agricultural and undeveloped as a consequence of flooding. This paper uses a computable spatial general equilibrium model that captures the economic geography of the city, to estimate the economic returns of coordinated action to develop this land. The model captures different productive sectors, household skill levels, and types of housing. Firms and residents choose their location within the city given the transport network and land availability, generating a pattern of commercial and residential land-use. The paper estimates the incremental impacts on income, employment and population of an embankment and other flood protection measures to protect this land, as well as from improvement in transport infrastructure and targeted support for economic development in East Dhaka.
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