The effect of infrastructure on firm gains from trade liberalisation: Evidence from Ethiopia Improvements in road infrastructure magnify firm productivity gains from input tariff liberalisation Infrastructure Matteo Fiorini Marco Sanfilippo Asha Sundaram Published 27.08.21
Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation Infrastructure Alex Armand Britta Augsburg Antonella Bancalari Published 23.08.21
Can women find trust in the market? In markets in Lusaka where chiefs serve as arbiter of contract disputes, women are more likely to trust their male counterparts and to share and cooperate more Infrastructure Nava Ashraf Alexia Delfino Edward Glaeser Published 16.06.21
Africa's roads make the rich richer Do politicians and presidents build roads to allow their citizens to get around, or is it primarily to make themselves richer? Infrastructure Roberto Bonfatti Yuan Gu Steven Poelhekke Published 10.03.21
Can ‘white elephants’ kill? Evidence from infrastructure development in Peru Incomplete and abandoned sewerage projects can increase risks of early life mortality and impose significant public health costs on populations Infrastructure Antonella Bancalari Published 02.11.20
Pipe dreams: Enforcing payment for water and sanitation services in Kenya How can policymakers solve the problem of non-payment of utility bills while still maintaining access to water and sanitation services? Infrastructure Paul Gertler Aidan Coville Sebastian Galiani Susumu Yoshida Published 05.08.20
Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure in India The construction of the Golden Quadrilateral has seen unequal gains in manufacturing income across states, largely due to proximity to the highway Infrastructure Jose Asturias Manuel García-Santana Published 01.06.20
Fading choice: Access to manufactured goods in remote Ethiopia Transport costs, income, and market size affect variety and prices in villages. Infrastructure investment is thus key to consumer welfare. Infrastructure Jan Willem Gunning Pramila Krishnan Andualem T Mengistu Peng Zhang Published 20.01.20
‘Second-best’ Bus Rapid Transit and traffic congestion in developing countries: Lessons from TransJakarta Evidence from Indonesia’s TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit suggests that low-cost BRT systems can actually worsen traffic congestion Infrastructure Arya Gaduh Tadeja Gračner Alexander Rothenberg Published 29.11.19
