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Transportation and urban quality of life. A case study of the Metroplus in Medellin, Colombia

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  • Yadira Gómez

    (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

  • Viktoriya Semeshenko

    (Universidad de Buenos Aires)

Abstract

This paper aims to establish the impact of the bus rapid transit system of Medellin, Colombia, on the urban quality of life (UQL), measured as the contribution of the amenities available in each neighborhood to the welfare of its residents. To this end, repeated cross-section data from the Encuesta de Calidad de Vida de Medellín for 2010 and 2014 and information on the neighborhood amenities are used. As a whole, the research considered 4,091 observations in 2010 and 4,219 in 2014. Through the estimation of a quasi-experimental hedonic model, the amenities with significant coefficients were identified to calculate a UQL index. The findings suggest that the implementation of the Metroplus had a positive and significant effect on changes in the UQL during the period 2010-2014. The magnitude of the effect shows differences in the results across the urban area.

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  • Yadira Gómez & Viktoriya Semeshenko, 2018. "Transportation and urban quality of life. A case study of the Metroplus in Medellin, Colombia," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 89, pages 103-131, Julio - D.
  • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2018:i:89:p:103-131
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n89a04
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    Keywords

    urban quality of life; public transportation; hedonic price model; difference-in-difference estimator.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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