Transport costs, income, and market size affect variety and prices in villages. Infrastructure investment is thus key to consumer welfare.

Evidence from Indonesia’s TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit suggests that low-cost BRT systems can actually worsen traffic congestion

Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion

Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them

The expansion of transport networks in the 19th century substantially impacted the subsequent economic growth and population distribution in the city

Analysing night-light intensity provides a complementary, alternative analysis of the intensity of economic activity in areas around urban markets

New bridges generated a 19% internal rate of return by mitigating the loss of wage income due to floods and inducing spillovers on farm productivity

Demining in Mozambique had a significant impact on the economy due to large positive spillovers

Rural insurance networks in India incentivise adult males to remain in villages, contributing to the country’s low rural-to-urban migration rates