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Nordroute in den russischen Zentralraum könnte die verbesserte Infrastruktur der Kernstrecke bedeutende Zeitersparnisse von über …The study concludes that Europe should respond to China's New Silk Road initiative with a coherent infrastructure … in particular needs an upgrading of its transport infrastructure. If this is achieved, the boost to incomes and living …
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The paper analyzes the contribution of public capital to private output using several meta-analytical techniques. Both fixed and random effects models are estimated by Weighted Least Squares. Sample overlap across studies is explicitly controlled for by employing a full' Generalized Least...
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Transport, social as well as some other types of infrastructure represent an important component of system … existing settlement system. There are only little doubts that the role of infrastructure in local and/or regional development … existing spatial distribution of infrastructure. The same – with even higher intensity – applies to also to post …
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We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
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productivity. Another mechanism emphasized in this paper is that infrastructure investment can promote urbanization through … infrastructure investment and the productivity of the economy. On the other hand, evidence in the PRC suggests a cross …The recent experience of infrastructure investment in the People's Republic of China (PRC) suggests an intertwined …
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Africa’s interior-to-coast roads are well suited to export natural resources, but not to support regional trade. Are they the optimal response to geography and comparative advantage, or the result of suboptimal political distortions? We investigate the political determinants of road paving in...
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The provision of infrastructure and related services in developing Asia via publi-private partnership (PPP) increased …. Empirical results suggest that increasing the ratio of PPP investment to GDP improves access to and quality of infrastructure …
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infrastructure in recent years, the railway density remains low and the motorway density is even lower. Also, the deficiency in … energy infrastructure is substantial. The current initiative of the 'Core Network and Priority Projects' in the context of … comprehensive transport infrastructure investment package of EUR 7.7 billion over a period of 15 years could lead to an additional …
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transport infrastructure is more often than not in a very bad shape. Most of these countries are excluded from the international … countries need strong investment in transport infrastructure, both to connect internally as well as to connect across borders …. Some also need substantial investment in their ailing energy infrastructure. Additional support for foreign direct …
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In this study we argue for a 'Big Push' in infrastructure investments in greater Europe. We propose the building of a … improved infrastructure of the key route could yield significant time savings of over 8% in road transport on the northern … with a coherent infrastructure network and transport strategy of its own to leverage its economic potential. It should not …
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