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 …

This paper reviews the book “Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa” by Antonio Estache and Quentin Wodon …. The authors summarize the political debate on infrastructure policy in Africa in a very compelling and knowledgeable way … welfare enhancing benefits of infrastructure investments is less conclusive than suggested in the book. The book also misses …

Can public infrastructure help regions to mitigate large shocks? We examine how hospital infrastructure contributes to … hospital infrastructure. In contrast, rural areas without adequate infrastructure absorb shocks poorly, and voters punish the … governing parties in the next elections. We conclude that public infrastructure can mitigate large external shocks, especially …

infrastructure in 38 African countries over the period 2000-2020. Telecommunications, trade/transport-related, and port … infrastructure in the continent. Capital formation increases trade/transport-related and reduces port infrastructure while population … density increases trade/transport-related and port infrastructure. The finding further indicates that urbanization increases …

Most studies of the effects of transport infrastructure on the performance of individual firms have focused on marginal … the quality of transport infrastructure, viz. the opening of the Great Belt bridge connecting the Copenhagen area with a …

We evaluate the impact of a place-based infrastructure development scheme directed towards India's most "backward …

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 …

infrastructure. The Indian government finds it difficult to provide the required financial and technical resources and the executive … increasing pressure from its citizens, NGO's and the media to provide accessible and affordable infrastructure and basic services … potential of bridging the infrastructure gap. This research aims to identify the various political, legal, financial, policy and …

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 …