Road connectivity and rural economic development: Evidence from India’s rural roads programme Road connectivity leads to workers moving out of agriculture and improvements in education but no substantial effects on income, assets or consumption Infrastructure Anjali Adukia Sam Asher Paul Novosad Published 25.07.22
The impact of privatising the management of a sanitation utility: Evidence from Senegal Privatising sludge treatment centres improves sanitation outcomes and reduces desludging prices without concentrating market power Infrastructure Joshua Deutschmann Jared Gars Jean-François Houde Molly Lipscomb Laura Schechter Published 30.05.22
Combined approaches to agricultural productivity: Evidence from Ethiopia Building roads and extending agriculture services to rural Ethiopian communities had no impact alone, but increased agricultural productivity together Infrastructure Published 23.02.22
Intranational trade barriers and firm productivity: Evidence from India Highway construction in India improved productivity by inducing firms to focus on products in which they are most efficient Infrastructure Ama Baafra Abeberese Mary Chen Published 14.02.22
Communication infrastructure and stabilising food prices: Evidence from the telegraph network in China Timely information brought about by communication infrastructure enables risk-sharing across regions Infrastructure Pei Gao Yu-Hsiang Lei Published 21.01.22
How building roads boosts agricultural production: Evidence from India Rural road construction in India increases investment in profitable crops and hired labour Infrastructure Published 06.10.21
Long-term effects of the Inca Road Proximity to the Inca Road improved subsequent educational, development and labour outcomes, in particular for women. Infrastructure Ana Paula Franco Sebastian Galiani Pablo Lavado Published 03.09.21
The effect of infrastructure on firm gains from trade liberalisation: Evidence from Ethiopia Improvements in road infrastructure magnify firm productivity gains from input tariff liberalisation Infrastructure Matteo Fiorini Marco Sanfilippo Asha Sundaram Published 27.08.21
Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation Infrastructure Alex Armand Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Published 23.08.21
