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Evaluating rural roads programmes: A general equilibrium analysis

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The structure employed is a small open economy, with one city and a rural hinterland, two traded goods, a transport sector, two specific factors, and mobile labour. A socially profitable programme will promote not only internal, but also external trade.

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  • Clive Bell, 2023. "Evaluating rural roads programmes: A general equilibrium analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-5, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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