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Road to the future: Identifying impacts of roads on education in Colombia

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  • Polanco-Jimenez, Jaime

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This study examines the impact of Colombia’s Public–Private Partnership (PPP) road concessions on educational outcomes using a staggered difference-in-differences approach with student-level data (2006–2021). I find that road project completion leads to statistically significant increases of 0.169 standard deviations in math and 0.11 standard deviations reading literacy scores. Furthermore, child labor decreases by 3%, while higher education pursuit increases by 4.8%. These robust results suggest PPP-driven road investments effectively promote human capital development, urging policymakers to consider these short- and long-term educational effects when evaluating infrastructure.

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  • Polanco-Jimenez, Jaime, 2025. "Road to the future: Identifying impacts of roads on education in Colombia," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:injoed:v:117:y:2025:i:c:s0738059325001373
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103339
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R42 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance; Transportation Planning

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