Transport Infrastructure and Welfare : An Application to Nigeria

Transport Infrastructure and Welfare : An Application to Nigeria

Transport infrastructure is deemed to be central to development and consumes a large fraction of the development assistance envelope. Yet there is debate about the economic impact of road projects. This paper proposes an approach to assess the diff...

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Main Authors: Ali, Rubaba, Barra, Alvaro Federico, Berg, Claudia N., Damania, Richard, Nash, John, Russ, Jason
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
LIVING STANDARDS
SANITATION
FORECASTS
TOTAL REVENUE
FREIGHT SERVICES
PRICE OF FUEL
INCOME
INTEREST
VEHICLE SPEED
EXPECTATIONS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC ROAD
URBAN ROAD
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
ROUND TRIP
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES
EXPORTS
ELASTICITY
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
WELFARE
TRAVEL SPEED
VARIABLES
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT COSTS
HIGHWAY SYSTEM
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROUTES
WEALTH
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD TYPE
TRAVEL COSTS
DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
VEHICLE
INFLUENCE
TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
ROAD
COSTS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
ROAD NETWORK
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
TRANSPORT
IMPACT OF TRANSPORT
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
COST ELASTICITIES
PRODUCTIVITY
INDUSTRIALIZATION
MARKETS
TRUE
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
LENGTH OF ROAD
TRANSPORT FACILITIES
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
TRAVEL TIMES
RURAL ROADS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
INVENTORY
ROUTE
ROAD QUALITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
HUMAN CAPITAL
ROAD TYPES
OPPORTUNITY COST
TRAVEL
TRANSPORTATION
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
WAGES
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
CARS
VALUE
CREDIT
ELASTICITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
ACCESSIBILITY
DIRECT ROUTES
AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
DECISION MAKING
MEASUREMENT
BENCHMARK
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
ROAD PROJECTS
HIGHWAYS
ECONOMIC THEORY
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD USER
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
ROADS
CAR
WALKING
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
HIGHWAY
TRADE
RAILWAYS
TRAVEL DISTANCE
GDP
VEHICLE COST
GOODS
THEORY
TRANSPORTATION COST
INVESTMENT
AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
RAILROADS
FUEL
TRIP
REVENUE
INVESTMENTS
UNDERESTIMATES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
ROAD INVESTMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
URBAN ROADS
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT COSTS
OUTCOMES
ROAD TRANSPORT
TRAVEL TIME
HIGHWAY CAPITAL
FUEL COST
FREIGHT
INFRASTRUCTURES
BENEFITS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24498118/transport-infrastructure-welfare-application-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22004

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24498118/transport-infrastructure-welfare-application-nigeria
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22004

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