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Transit Moves Opportunity Closer—and Changes Who Gets Hired

World Bank Blogs

New transit stations in Delhi triggered a wave of firm entry near the stations themselves, creating new economic hubs in peripheral neighborhoods. The types of firms that moved in—larger retail and service stores—happened to be exactly the kinds of establishments that employ more women.

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