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Impact evaluation of rural road projects

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Very few of the (many) aid-financed rural road projects in developing countries have been the subject of rigorous impact evaluations. Assessing the welfare impacts of rural roads poses a number of problems, with implications for data collection and evaluation methods. This paper surveys the problems and discusses some practical implementation issues related specifically to conducting an impact evaluation of a rural roads project that is assigned to some geographic areas but not to others.

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  • Dominique van de Walle, 2009. "Impact evaluation of rural road projects," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(1), pages 15-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevef:v:1:y:2009:i:1:p:15-36
    DOI: 10.1080/19439340902727701
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    1. Fan, Shenggen & Chan-Kang, Connie, 2004. "Road development, economic growth, and poverty reduction in China," DSGD discussion papers 12, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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