Infrastructure & Urbanisation
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Bridging the gap: Reducing rural isolation with new infrastructure
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
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What are the economic effects of landmine clearance?
Demining in Mozambique had a significant impact on the economy due to large positive spillovers
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Why is labour mobility in India so low?
Rural insurance networks in India incentivise adult males to remain in villages, contributing to the country’s low rural-to-urban migration rates
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Congestion pricing to solve traffic jams in Bangalore: Not so fast!
Congestion pricing is not as effective in reducing travel times as one might presume
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Building effective and functioning cities
Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned.
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Law of the land: Ethnic patronage in Kenya’s slums
Slum tenants face higher rents and lower investments when their landlord and chief share ethnicity, while gaining when their chief is a co-ethnic
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Ghana’s infrastructure: The mystery of misspending
The primary cause of incomplete infrastructure projects in Ghana is poor financial planning. This video documents the evolution of this study.
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The equitable benefits of Colombia’s bus rapid transit system
Investments in bus rapid transit systems can lead to large returns that benefit the high-skilled more than we might expect
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Building effective and functioning cities
Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned.