What are the long run consequences of planning and providing basic infrastructure in neighborhoods, where people build …, half of which provided infrastructure in previously unpopulated areas (de novo neighborhoods), while the other half …

solution to environmental problems (such as climate control), automobile dependence, economic development, infrastructure costs …

manufacturing. Finally, we find evidence consistent with the hypothesis that national infrastructure (i.e., transport …-related infrastructure and rail lines) can alleviate the lagging behind of landlocked regions. …

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … positive feedback between early capital market development and investment in infrastructure innovations that lowered system …-wide transaction costs has been a critical factor in sustaining growth since 1800. The paper sets out a model of infrastructure …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial concentration of economic activity …

by NGOs and researchers alike. This study investigates the impacts of private forest plantations on local infrastructure … regression model with observations of the size and quality of infrastructure and social services in the villages and with … infrastructure and social services in adjacent villages. The results suggest that large-scale private forest plantations can …