Infrastructure & Urbanisation
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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
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Long-term effects of the Inca Road
Proximity to the Inca Road improved subsequent educational, development and labour outcomes, in particular for women.
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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
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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
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Learning from the urban past
From infrastructure to institutional development, the histories of the world’s largest cities provide key lessons for those in developing economies
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Can women find trust in the market?
In markets in Lusaka where chiefs serve as arbiter of contract disputes, women are more likely to trust their male counterparts and to share and...