Infrastructure & Urbanisation
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Defining emerging market cities using lights at night
Satellite imagery of night-time city lights suggests that agglomeration is skill-biased in Brazil, China, and India, as it is in developed economies
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Africa's roads make the rich richer
Do politicians and presidents build roads to allow their citizens to get around, or is it primarily to make themselves richer?
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Can ‘white elephants’ kill? Evidence from infrastructure development in Peru
Incomplete and abandoned sewerage projects can increase risks of early life mortality and impose significant public health costs on populations
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Cities in the developing world
Should development economists focus more on analysis of cities?
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Pipe dreams: Enforcing payment for water and sanitation services in Kenya
How can policymakers solve the problem of non-payment of utility bills while still maintaining access to water and sanitation services?
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Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure in India
The construction of the Golden Quadrilateral has seen unequal gains in manufacturing income across states, largely due to proximity to the highway
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Fading choice: Access to manufactured goods in remote Ethiopia
Transport costs, income, and market size affect variety and prices in villages. Infrastructure investment is thus key to consumer welfare.
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‘Second-best’ Bus Rapid Transit and traffic congestion in developing countries: Lessons from TransJakarta
Evidence from Indonesia’s TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit suggests that low-cost BRT systems can actually worsen traffic congestion
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Uncongested mobility in urban India
Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion