Cities and urban areas function as engines for economic growth as they mobilize labor and capital to create economies of scale through the agglomeration of production factors and increase productivity. They also create a consumer base through whose consumption of manufactured products encourages...

The 2017 EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS) includes an exceptional module on municipal investment, with interviews of 500 municipalities across the EU to gather information on their investment activities, needs, difficulties and financing requirements. This brochure provides an overview of results...

The 2017 EIB Investment Survey (EIBIS) includes an exceptional module on municipal investment, with interviews of 500 municipalities across the EU to gather information on their investment activities, needs, difficulties and financing requirements. This brochure provides an overview of results...

Financial inclusion plays an important role in giving households greater access to borrowing opportunities, which in turn can be used to improve human capital accumulation, socioeconomic status, and long-run economic development. One way to enhance households' access to and usage of the...

What are the long run consequences of planning and providing basic infrastructure in neighborhoods, where people build their own homes? We study "Sites and Services" projects implemented in seven Tanzanian cities during the 1970s and 1980s, half of which provided infrastructure in previously...