The study aimed at empirically investigating the influence of Osborne dam on the socio-economic development of ward 23 …-economic development in relation to distance from the dam. It is also evident that the dam improved small-scale irrigation schemes, food …-economic activities transformed the standards of living of the local people in Ward 23. However socio-economic gains from the dam did not …

endogeneity of dam location. We find that an additional dam reduces a local county’s cropland net primary production (NPP) by 13 ….7% and reduces a local county’s night-time light (NTL) by 1.8%. We also find that an additional dam increases a downstream …

projects. We find that project concessions can recapture value by phasing dam build-out. Our optionality framework can help …

removing control counties with environmental regulations. I also find small local agglomeration effects from smaller dam …