Poorly maintained public infrastructure is common in low- and middle-income countries, with consequences for service …

unfavourable —i.e. poor public infrastructure and low-quality sanitation facilities. Promotion efforts are hence best targeted …

It is widely accepted that investing in public infrastructure promotes economic development. However, there is little … awareness of the prevalence of unfinished infrastructure projects and their consequences. In this paper, I study the effect of … unfinished sewerage infrastructure on early-life mortality in Peru. I compile several sources of administrative panel data for 1 …

What determines the aggregate and distributional effects of new transportation infrastructure? One key overlooked … channel is the role that infrastructure policy plays in changing the incentives of firms to enter, exit, and grow--in turn … infrastructure. Firms play a critical role in driving these results: highways increase firms' size, entry rates, survival rates, and …

I investigate the social costs imposed by poor implementation of public infrastructure. Focusing on the period from … infrastructure development increased infant and under-5 mortality. These effects are driven by health and safety hazards associated …

Access to essential infrastructure services such as water, sanitation, and garbage collection can considerably affect … infrastructure services as a critical component of comprehensive strategies to enhance early childhood development and health in low …- and middle-income countries. We emphasize the importance of considering the quality and type of infrastructure services …