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Better roads, better off? : Evidence on improving roads in Tanzania

Dumas, Christelle ; Játiva, Ximena

(Working Papers SES ; 518)

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...

Socio-Economic Perspectives on Shifting Cultivation Landscapes in Northern Laos

Heinimann, Andreas ; Hett, Cornelia ; Hurni, Kaspar ; Messerli, Peter ; Epprecht, Michael ; Jørgensen, Lars ; Breu, Thomas

In: Human Ecology, 2013, vol. 41, no. 1, p. 51-62

The Impact of Adaptive Preferences on Subjective Indicators: An Analysis of Poverty Indicators

Crettaz, Eric ; Suter, Christian

In: Social Indicators Research, 2013, vol. 114, no. 1, p. 139-152

Complexities of Decentralization in a Globalizing World

Engel, Stefanie ; Palmer, Charles

In: Environmental and Resource Economics, 2011, vol. 50, no. 2, p. 157-174

LAND REFORMS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Gersbach, Hans ; Siemers, Lars-H. R.

In: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2010, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 527-547