I assess the efficiency of transport networks for every country in Africa. Using rich spatial data, I simulate trade … road system for every African state. My simulations predict that Africa would gain 1.1% of total welfare from better …

I assess the efficiency of transport networks for every country in Africa. Using rich spatial data, I simulate trade … road system for every African state. My simulations predict that Africa would gain 1.1% of total welfare from better …

The objective of the study is to examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind Africa's high prices for road … and Yeats (1995) concluded that transport costs in Africa were a higher trade barrier than were import tariffs and trade … restrictions. Other analyses by the World Bank (2007a) demonstrated that Africa's transport prices were high compared to the value …