Infrastructure & Urbanisation
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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
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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
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The economic effects of easing zoning restrictions: Evidence from São Paulo
Zoning reform in São Paulo led to new building permits, modest price declines primarily benefitting the college-educated rich moving in from suburbs
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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
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The household-level effects of subsidised housing: Evidence from urban India
Subsidised government-constructed housing increases income, education, and employment in Mumbai
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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
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The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China
Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution
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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
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How building roads boosts agricultural production: Evidence from India
Rural road construction in India increases investment in profitable crops and hired labour