[HTML][HTML] Connective financing: Chinese infrastructure projects and the diffusion of economic activity in developing countries

R Bluhm, A Dreher, A Fuchs, BC Parks… - Journal of Urban …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial distribution of
economic activity within subnational regions across a large number of developing countries …

The impact of transport infrastructure on firms' location decision: A meta-analysis based on a systematic literature review

MP Champagne, J Dubé - Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes to explore the existing literature on the impact of transportation
infrastructure on firms' location decision. Using three distinct databases (EconLit …

A review on the socio-economic impacts of informal transportation and its complementarity to address equity and achieve sustainable development goals

GT Tucho - Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2022 - Springer
Sub-Saharan suffers from a poor transport system failing to address equity and
sustainability. The system can be affected by several factors; however, this study explores …

Trade liberalization, roads and firm productivity

M Fiorini, M Sanfilippo, A Sundaram - Journal of Development Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We examine the role of road infrastructure in determining the impact of a reduction in input
tariffs on firm productivity. We combine new geo-spatial data on road improvements in …

[PDF][PDF] Productive capacity and economic growth in Ethiopia

A Shiferaw - United Nations, Department of Economics and Social …, 2017 - un.org
This paper examines the process of building productive capacity in Ethiopia over the past
two decades and the roles played by the state, government, the private sector, foreign firms …

Explaining Ethiopia's growth acceleration—The role of infrastructure and macroeconomic policy

LC Moller, KM Wacker - World Development, 2017 - Elsevier
Ethiopia has experienced an impressive growth acceleration over the past decade. This was
achieved on the back of an economic strategy emphasizing public infrastructure investment …

Gender differences in business performance: Evidence from Kenya and South Africa

TT Lemma, T Gwatidzo, M Mlilo - Small Business Economics, 2023 - Springer
The study investigates the performance gap between female-owned enterprises (FOEs) and
their male-owned (MOEs) peers, using data obtained from 1,522 firms included in the World …

[PDF][PDF] Can big push infrastructure unlock development? evidence from ethiopia

N Moneke - STEG Theme, 2020 - niclasmoneke.com
Roads are instrumental to market access. Electricity is a key technology for modern
production. Both have been widely studied in isolation. In reality, infrastructure investments …

Firm-level innovation in Africa: overcoming limits and constraints

A Egbetokun, R Atta-Ankomah, O Jegede… - Innovation and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abiodun Egbetokun a, Richmond Atta-Ankomah b, Oluseye Jegede c and Edward Lorenz d
aScience Policy and Innovation Studies, National Centre for Technology Management, Ile …

Can household dietary diversity inform about nutrient adequacy? Lessons from a food systems analysis in Ethiopia

DA Mekonnen, EF Talsma, L Trijsburg, V Linderhof… - Food security, 2020 - Springer
This study examined the use of the household dietary diversity score (HDDS) to assess
household nutrient adequacy in Ethiopia. It also examined the correlates of HDDS following …