How providing information can improve safety: Evidence from Kenya’s informal public transit sector Traffic fatalities linked to informal transit are a disproportionately large cause of death in many low- and middle-income countries, but providing public information can improve safety Infrastructure Erin Kelley Gregory Lane David Schönholzer Published 17.01.23
The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh Physical proximity to pathogen-free water sources reduces child and adult mortality Infrastructure Nina Buchmann Erica Field Rachel Glennerster Reshmaan N. Hussam Published 05.12.22
The benefits of road maintenance in Indonesia Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages. Infrastructure Alexander Rothenberg Paul Gertler Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Tadeja Gračner Published 23.11.22
The benefits of road maintenance: Lessons from Indonesia Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages. Infrastructure Paul Gertler Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Tadeja Gračner Alexander Rothenberg Published 23.11.22
Infrastructure maintenance and rural economic activity: Evidence from India Investments in the development and maintenance of existing infrastructure spur the growth of microenterprises and stimulate rural economic activity Infrastructure Ritam Chaurey Duong Trung Le Published 11.10.22
How railways impact the growth of cities: Evidence from colonial India Railways encouraged the growth of cities in colonial India and market access helps explain why Infrastructure James Fenske Namrata Kala Jinlin Wei Published 19.09.22
Road connectivity and rural economic development: Evidence from India’s rural roads programme Road connectivity leads to workers moving out of agriculture and improvements in education but no substantial effects on income, assets or consumption Infrastructure Anjali Adukia Sam Asher Paul Novosad Published 25.07.22
The impact of privatising the management of a sanitation utility: Evidence from Senegal Privatising sludge treatment centres improves sanitation outcomes and reduces desludging prices without concentrating market power Infrastructure Joshua Deutschmann Jared Gars Jean-François Houde Molly Lipscomb Laura Schechter Published 30.05.22
Combined approaches to agricultural productivity: Evidence from Ethiopia Building roads and extending agriculture services to rural Ethiopian communities had no impact alone, but increased agricultural productivity together Infrastructure Mesay Gebresilasse Published 23.02.22
