manufacturing. Finally, we find evidence consistent with the hypothesis that national infrastructure (i.e., transport …-related infrastructure and rail lines) can alleviate the lagging behind of landlocked regions. …

components of a country’s infrastructure to access international markets. I provide a framework to jointly estimate the quality … international and internal trade with port and road infrastructure to assess the relative importance of ports versus roads in … are higher than those for roads under the existing Indian infrastructure network, but improvements in ports and roads have …

by NGOs and researchers alike. This study investigates the impacts of private forest plantations on local infrastructure … regression model with observations of the size and quality of infrastructure and social services in the villages and with … infrastructure and social services in adjacent villages. The results suggest that large-scale private forest plantations can …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial concentration of economic activity … with measures of spatial inequality based on remotely-sensed data, we analyse the effects of transport projects on the … immediate periphery. Transport projects decentralize activity particularly strongly in regions that are more urbanized, located …

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … positive feedback between early capital market development and investment in infrastructure innovations that lowered system …-wide transaction costs has been a critical factor in sustaining growth since 1800. The paper sets out a model of infrastructure …

show that the disruption in rail transport increases bus ticket sales. Crucially, the effect persists beyond the strike …, indicating that travellers do not return to their originally preferred mode of transport. It is particularly pronounced for …

In three large-scale field experiments with over 32,500 individuals, we investigate whether public transport uptake can …

We study the interactions between fuel efficiency improvements in the transport sector and the oil market, where the … noticeable effect on the transport sector, but also on other sectors through lower oil prices in the regions that introduce the …