Nepal's lackluster economic performance during the post-conflict period (that is, after November 2006) has been driven by remittances from the export of labor services and the improved performance of the agricultural sector, which is still very much weather dependent. The authors make the case...

Most of the trade between South Asia and Southeast Asia is by sea. However, with improved infrastructure and easier border crossing procedures, land traffic could grow to boost trade in goods, services, and tourism between the subregions. The purpose of the study is to analyze how to strengthen...

South Asia and Southeast Asia have been connected for many centuries, with the degree of connectivity varying over time. This paper explores strengthening connectivity between the two subregions by identifying the missing links in transport connectivity. The paper is specifically concerned with...

English version of this paper can be found at 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=2435295' http://ssrn.com/abstract=2435295Dutch Abstract: de combinatie van weg en dijk bespaart kosten, en genereert tegelijkertijd nieuwe bronnen van inkomsten. Als gevolg hoeft de functie van waterkering geen extra risico...

Dutch version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2435297 The combination of road and dike can save costs and, at the same time, generate new sources of revenue. The damming function of the dike does not need to be compromised as a result; in the Netherlands and elsewhere...

Between 1995 and 2010, China's Three Gorges Dam uprooted more than one million people, resulting in the largest involuntary displacement from dam construction in history. This paper provides the first evidence of the causal impact of dam-induced inundation on migration and labor market outcomes...

In this paper, the researchers have delved into the perception of consumers towards PPP in Uttar Pradesh. The main objectives of this paper are to study the requirement of basic infrastructure, capability of the government and the need to involve private partners for providing infrastructure...

This paper evaluates the impacts of China's massive drinking water program on labor reallocation and rural development. Using representative survey data, we find that improved access to drinking water at the village level significantly increased off-farm employment and household labor income....

The structure employed is a small open economy, with one city and a rural hinterland, two traded goods, a transport sector, two specific factors, and mobile labour. A socially profitable programme will promote not only internal, but also external trade. Theory and numerical examples indicate...

The problem of assessing the social efficiency of the project complexes of the region is to develop the necessary methods for evaluating both individual social projects and their portfolios considered within the region. Taking into account that the social effect of any project can be measured in...