Infrastructure & Urbanisation
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How improving urban transport infrastructure spurs innovation: Evidence from China
The expansion of the Beijing subway system is driving collaborative innovation by reducing travel costs and increasing matches among highly...
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Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India
Labeled microcredit loans increase the take-up of safe toilets, but take-up and conversion are influenced by intra-household gender differences in...
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Democracy and infrastructure investment in Indonesia
Does electoral accountability discipline public spending?
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How providing information can improve safety: Evidence from Kenya’s informal public transit sector
Traffic fatalities linked to informal transit are a disproportionately large cause of death in many low- and middle-income countries, but providing...
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The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh
Physical proximity to pathogen-free water sources reduces child and adult mortality
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The benefits of road maintenance in Indonesia
Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages.
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The benefits of road maintenance: Lessons from Indonesia
Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages.
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Infrastructure maintenance and rural economic activity: Evidence from India
Investments in the development and maintenance of existing infrastructure spur the growth of microenterprises and stimulate rural economic activity
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How railways impact the growth of cities: Evidence from colonial India
Railways encouraged the growth of cities in colonial India and market access helps explain why