Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria

Transport infrastructure consumes a large fraction of the development assistance envelope. Yet procedures for evaluating transport infrastructure projects are typically ad hoc. This paper proposes an approach to assess the differential impacts of alternative investment proposals in data constrained...

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Main Authors:	Russ, Jason, Berg, Claudia, Damania, Richard, Barra, A. Federico, Ali, Rubaba, Nash, John
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2018
Subjects:	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROADWAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION MARKET ACCESS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30142

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spelling	okr-10986-301422021-05-25T10:54:40Z Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria Russ, Jason Berg, Claudia Damania, Richard Barra, A. Federico Ali, Rubaba Nash, John TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROADWAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION MARKET ACCESS Transport infrastructure consumes a large fraction of the development assistance envelope. Yet procedures for evaluating transport infrastructure projects are typically ad hoc. This paper proposes an approach to assess the differential impacts of alternative investment proposals in data constrained environments where conducting reliable impact analyses is difficult. We first demonstrate a technique for estimating the cost of transporting products to markets. We then estimate the impact of improving the road network on economic activity. Finally, we perform simulations to demonstrate a methodology for prioritizing alternative investments. The analysis demonstrates a pragmatic, though rigorous, approach for assessing transport infrastructure benefits. 2018-08-06T16:31:06Z 2018-08-06T16:31:06Z 2018 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30142 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Nigeria
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topic	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROADWAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION MARKET ACCESS
spellingShingle	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ROADWAYS TRAFFIC CONGESTION MARKET ACCESS Russ, Jason Berg, Claudia Damania, Richard Barra, A. Federico Ali, Rubaba Nash, John Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
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description	Transport infrastructure consumes a large fraction of the development assistance envelope. Yet procedures for evaluating transport infrastructure projects are typically ad hoc. This paper proposes an approach to assess the differential impacts of alternative investment proposals in data constrained environments where conducting reliable impact analyses is difficult. We first demonstrate a technique for estimating the cost of transporting products to markets. We then estimate the impact of improving the road network on economic activity. Finally, we perform simulations to demonstrate a methodology for prioritizing alternative investments. The analysis demonstrates a pragmatic, though rigorous, approach for assessing transport infrastructure benefits.
format	Journal Article
author	Russ, Jason Berg, Claudia Damania, Richard Barra, A. Federico Ali, Rubaba Nash, John
author_facet	Russ, Jason Berg, Claudia Damania, Richard Barra, A. Federico Ali, Rubaba Nash, John
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title	Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
title_short	Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
title_full	Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
title_fullStr	Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria
title_sort	evaluating transport infrastructure projects in low data environments : an application to nigeria
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30142
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Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments : An Application to Nigeria

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