02088cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022273 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513554457 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Brussevich, Mariya. Socio-Economic Spillovers from Special Economic Zones : Evidence from Cambodia / Mariya Brussevich. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This study examines the socio-economic impact of special economic zones (SEZs) in Cambodia---a prominent place-based policy established in 2005. The paper employs a database on existing and future SEZs in Cambodia with matched household surveys at the district level and documents stylized facts on SEZs in a low-income country setting. To identify causal effects of the SEZ program, the paper (i) constructs an alternative control group including future SEZ program participants and districts adjacent to SEZ hosts; and (ii) employs a propensity score weighting technique. The study finds that entry of SEZs disproportionately benefits female workers and leads to a decline of income inequality at a district level. However, the findings also suggest that land values in SEZ districts tend to rise while wage levels remain largely unchanged relative to other districts. In addition, the paper tests for socio-economic spillovers to surrounding areas and for agglomeration effects associated with clusters of multiple SEZs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/170 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2020/170/001.2020.issue-170-en.xml IMF e-Library