What are linkages between rural infrastructure investments, and household welfare? In the past, most of the evaluations … evidence exists for improved household welfare from rural infrastructure investment, little evidence was found of studies that … provided concrete linkages between specific investments in rural infrastructure, and increased welfare of the rural poor. This …

the impact of transport infrastructure on the poor, particularly the poorest and the bottom 20 percent of the population …

An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key … dominant position in the provision of infrastructure, and the opening up of these industries to private participation, have … renewed the debate on the role of infrastructure in the region's development. The focus of this paper is three-fold. First, it …

An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key … dominant position in the provision of infrastructure, and the opening up of these industries to private participation, have … renewed the debate on the role of infrastructure in the region's development. The focus of this paper is three-fold. First, it …

focus on the creation of fiscal space for increased investment in infrastructure, as well as on indicators related to macro … the World Bank for country strategy analysis. The different policy scenarios point to the importance of selecting … infrastructure projects with high productivity effects and the crucial role of financing in determining the net effects of expanded …

Empirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous … infrastructure overprovision, simultaneity between infrastructure provision and growth, and the possibility of multiple (hence … indirect) channels of influence between infrastructure and productivity improvements. The authors explore these possibilities …

This paper provides an overview of the various channels through which public infrastructure may affect growth. In …, the impact of infrastructure on investment adjustment costs, the durability of private capital, and the production of …, infrastructure, and growth are illustrated in an endogenous growth model with transitional dynamics, and the optimal allocation of …

There is widespread concern across Latin America that the provision of infrastructure services has suffered as a … infrastructure industries to private participation in most countries. The authors document the recent trends in infrastructure stocks … and infrastructure investment in major Latin American economies. Using an updated dataset constructed for this task, the …

This paper presents a survey of recent research on the economics of infrastructure in developing countries. Energy … between infrastructure and economic growth (at the economy-wide, regional and sectoral level) and the composition, sequencing … and efficiency of alternative infrastructure investments, including the arbitrage between new investments and maintenance …

This paper examines whether infrastructure investment has contributed to East Asia's economic growth using both a … exercise and cross-country regressions fail to find a significant link between infrastructure, productivity and growth. These … conclusions contrast strongly with previous studies finding positive and significant effect for all infrastructure variables in …