This paper estimates the impact of road improvements on firm employment and productivity using plant level longitudinal … data for Britain. Exposure to transport improvements is measured by changes in employment accessibility along the road … network. These changes are constructed using data on employment for small geographical units, details of the main road network …

Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …