development policies. Thus, this study tried to replicate estimation results from Mu and van de Walle ("Rural Roads and Local … the most estimates from Mu and van de Walle. He finds the positive effect of rural road on local market development. In … addition to the pure replication, the author also estimates the effect of the road project on additional outcomes including …

The paper examines the short-term implications of urbanization on women empowerment in India. In theory, urbanization … urbanization that India is currently experiencing, the importance of these findings cannot be overemphasized. They suggest that … while urbanization could go a long way toward economically empowering women in India, the government also needs to devise …

The paper examines the impact of a rural roads construction program in India on women's outcomes. While spatial … underlying gender norms. We identify the impact of the policy by exploiting the program rule that assigned roads based on the … village population. Using a two-way fixed effect methodology, we find that increase in rural roads construction lowers …

road impacts on Brazilian Amazon forests have varied significantly across settings. Forest loss varied predictably with … prior development - both prior roads and prior deforestation - and in a spatial pattern suggesting a synergy between forests … and urban growth in such frontiers. Examining multiple roads investments, the authors estimate impact for settings of high …

road impacts on Brazilian Amazon forests have varied significantly across settings. Forest loss varied predictably with … prior development - both prior roads and prior deforestation - and in a spatial pattern suggesting a synergy between forests … and urban growth in such frontiers. Examining multiple roads investments, the authors estimate impact for settings of high …

This study analyzed the role played by Fadama II on road development in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The data were obtained …% of the roads were funded by Fadama II Project. Most of the roads were constructed and rehabilitated after the … establishment of the project. Fadama II roads were found to be important for the beneficiaries’ activities. The analysis established …

Road quality plays an important role, especially in rural areas where most poor households are situated. This study … aims to calculate the Rural Access Index (RAI), an indicator of rural road quality (SDG indicator 9.1.1), at the district … proportion of rural residents who live within 2 km of an all-season road. This study recommends the utilisation of road network …

unjust distribution of infrastructure has been the cause of socioeconomic imbalances in rural and urban areas. In India only … 40% of the urban and semi-urban population is provided with good infrastructure. Rural India is largely deprived of …