This paper studies the interactions between access to infrastructure, women?s time allocation, and economic growth in … developing countries. The first part provides a review of the evidence on the impact of poor infrastructure on women?s ability to … (Benin) and used to quantify the impact of a policy aimed at improving access to infrastructure on women?s time allocation …

infrastructure. The model is calibrated and various experiments are conducted, including investment in infrastructure, a reduction in … gender equality, which may partly depend on the externalities that infrastructure creates in terms of women’s time allocation …

-loaded increase in public infrastructure investment yield the desired growth-promoting effect? Taking a rigorous look at this kind of … investment and its outcomes, this book explores the different channels through which public capital in infrastructure may affect … infrastructure, a variety of externalities need to be factored into analytical models and introduced in policy debates. Lack of …

-loaded increase in public infrastructure investment yield the desired growth-promoting effect? Taking a rigorous look at this kind of … investment and its outcomes, this book explores the different channels through which public capital in infrastructure may affect … infrastructure, a variety of externalities need to be factored into analytical models and introduced in policy debates. Lack of …

imitation and human capital. Building social capital (which brings direct utility) requires time and access to infrastructure … involves offsetting cuts in government spending on education. Offsetting cuts in infrastructure investment, however, may entail …