Investing in large infrastructure projects often aims to increase one country's accessibility and connectivity but also, implicitly, to create jobs. This study aims to understand the link between transport investment and job creation from the perspective of firms.
Using two surveys designed by the team, our research study highlights one way of assessing the question of job creation through infrastructure investment in the road sector. Our results highlight the impact of increased spatial accessibility on job creation and the importance of complementary investments needed to maximize the positive effects of the transport infrastructure.
Finally, our working paper suggests policy actions to develop the process of ex-ante and ex-post socio-economic assessments of public investment in infrastructure (including transport infrastructure) and thus maximize the impact of this investment, particularly regarding employment.
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