Development economists have considered physical infrastructure to be a precondition for industrialization and economic … effectiveness of infrastructure in reducing poverty is important, experimental evaluation, such as randomized control trials (RCT …)-based evaluation, is difficult in the context of large-scale infrastructure. Second, while micro studies so far have focused on the …

Infrastructure plays a key role in facilitating trade, especially since recent trade liberalization in Asia has … resulted in significant tariff reductions. This study quantifies the impacts of both hard and soft infrastructure on trade … improvements in transport infrastructure (i.e., the road density network, air transport, railways, ports, and logistics) have …

Without realizing the importance of soft infrastructure, hard infrastructure cannot ensure a significant impact on …. This paper highlights where Central Asia and Caucasia regions stand in terms of physical and soft infrastructure. A gradual … improvement in physical infrastructure is observed, however, the infrastructure development pattern is uneven. Tajikistan and the …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of infrastructure on trade in the case of Central Asian countries …. Infrastructure is measured by the aspects of quality and quantity in three Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic … and quantity of infrastructure in Central Asia have a positive impact on trade flows. However, estimations by country …

This paper studies the regional treatment effects of infrastructure projects on employment and transport volumes by … effects from infrastructure provision on various outcome variables. Moreover, we find that rail transport does not crowd out …

This research study aimed to assesses the impact of infrastructure based on the evaluation of infrastructure provision … infrastructure financing in Georgia and outlines the importance of greater involvement of the private sector in infrastructure … for infrastructure projects by increasing the rate of return for private investors. …

The recent experience of infrastructure investment in the People's Republic of China (PRC) suggests an intertwined … infrastructure investment, which then drives economic growth via various channels including reducing transaction costs and raising … productivity. Another mechanism emphasized in this paper is that infrastructure investment can promote urbanization through …

This paper examines the relationship between infrastructure development and income inequality in urban People …. Infrastructure investment plays a key role in achieving both goals, yet the effects of different infrastructures on income … disparities at the city level remain undetermined. Using 10 city-level infrastructure indicators relating to sustainable urban …

Infrastructure services, from both hard and soft infrastructure, play a vital role in facilitating Asia's export …-led growth by keeping the prices of delivered goods in export markets competitive. Efficient infrastructure services lower … response to, and with implications for, further infrastructure development. Logistics services play a key role and the …