Highways to Success or Byways to Waste : Estimating the Economic Benefits of Roads in Africa

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- 1 Road Map to the Report -- Introduction -- The Untapped Potential of African Agriculture -- The Importance of Improving Connectivity -- Requirements for Improving Connectivity -- Literature on the Relationship between Infrastructure and Welfare -- The Structure of the Report -- New Techniques for Answering Questions in Infrastructure Economics -- Notes -- References -- 2 Welfare Effects of Road Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Challenges in Estimating the Economic Effects of Transport Cost Reductions -- Using the Results to Evaluate the Economic Impact of Prospective Road Investments -- Final Words and Caveats -- Annex 2A: Summary Statistics -- Annex 2B: Regression Results -- Annex 2C: Multidimensional Poverty Index -- Notes -- References -- 3 Impact of Transport Cost on Technology Adoption -- Introduction -- Motivation -- Theory and Hypotheses -- Estimating Impacts of Roads on Technology Adoption Using SPAM Data -- Estimating Impacts of Roads on Technology Adoption Using LSMS Data -- Estimating the Differential Impact of Roads on Modern versus Traditional Farmers -- Conclusions -- Annex 3A: Theoretical Model -- Annex 3B: Spatial Production Allocation Model Regression Results -- Annex 3C: Living Standards Measurement Study Regression Results -- Notes -- References -- 4 Role of Transport Infrastructure in Conflict-Prone and Fragile Environments: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Introduction -- Why the DRC? -- Challenges in Estimating the Effect of Transport Cost and Conflict -- Innovations and Contributions of This Chapter -- Estimating Impacts of Roads and Conflict and Their Combined Effect on Welfare -- Main Findings -- Concluding Comments -- Annex 4A: Theoretical Framework -- Annex 4B: Summary Statistics and Regression Results -- Notes.