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

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  • Jason Russ
  • Claudia Berg
  • Richard Damania
  • A. Federico Barra
  • Rubaba Ali
  • John Nash

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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 prioritising alternative investments. The analysis demonstrates a pragmatic, though rigorous, approach for assessing transport infrastructure benefits.

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  • Jason Russ & Claudia Berg & Richard Damania & A. Federico Barra & Rubaba Ali & John Nash, 2018. "Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Projects in Low Data Environments: An Application to Nigeria," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(8), pages 1406-1425, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:54:y:2018:i:8:p:1406-1425
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1308488
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    1. Yohan Iddawela & Neil Lee & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, 2021. "Quality of Sub-national Government and Regional Development in Africa," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(8), pages 1282-1302, August.
    2. Fiona Carmichael & Christian K. Darko & Patricia Daley & Joanne Duberley & Marco Ercolani & Tim Schwanen & Daniel Wheatley, 2024. "Time poverty and gender in urban sub‐Saharan Africa: Long working days and long commutes in Ghana's Greater Accra Metropolitan Area," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(1), pages 343-364, January.
    3. Paul Somina Ezekiel (PhD), 2023. "Effect of Port Infrastructure on Performance of Eastern Nigerian Ports (2000-2022)," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(9), pages 1867-1891, September.

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