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The impact of rural roads and irrigation on household welfare: evidence from Vietnam.
- Source :
- International Review of Applied Economics; Nov2017, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p734-753, 20p, 11 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We measure the impact of road and irrigation projects on the livelihoods of households in the poorest and most remote areas of Vietnam using difference-in-difference estimators. We find that both rural road and irrigation projects help local households improve the access to safe water and welfare measured by a wealth index. The impact of irrigation projects is found to be larger than the impact of road projects. We also find heterogeneous impacts of road and irrigation projects. Households with higher levels of education tend to benefit more from road projects, while households with lower levels of education are likely to benefit more from irrigation projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02692171
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Review of Applied Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125458137
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2017.1324408