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Title
Better roads, better off?: Evidence on improving roads in Tanzania |
Full text
http://doc.rero.ch/record/328959/files/WP_SES_518.pdf |
Date
2020 |
Author(s)
Dumas, Christelle; Játiva, Ximena |
Abstract
Spatial isolation is considered as one of the main determinants of poverty. Therefore, many transport investments are undertaken with a stated objective of poverty reduction. In our paper, we evaluate a Tanzanian program that rehabilitated 2500km of major roads between 2008 and 2013. We deal with endogenous placement issues with a household fixed-effect strategy combined with a propensity score matching. Contrary to most studies, we find damaging effects of the road on the rural population: the price of the main product (rice) decreases, they reduce rice production and reallocate labor away from farm but opportunities of o_-farm work are scarce. This results in depressed wages and households declare a lower satisfaction. This is consistent with a situation where rural households face an increased competition due to lower transportation costs. |
Language
eng |
Repository
Switzerland - Library Network of Western Switzerland (RERO)
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