Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP20024 Document Date: APR 24, 2019

Author: Shah,Syed Salman Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR36449 Document Date: APR 17, 2019

Author: Obed,Tevi Maltali Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19777 Document Date: APR 16, 2019

Author: Shah,Syed Salman Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19789 Document Date: APR 16, 2019

Author: Robenson Jonas Leger Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19727 Document Date: APR 15, 2019

Author: Shah,Syed Salman Disclosure Status: Disclosed

This study analyzes the impacts of the recent rural road development in Ethiopia on welfare and economic outcomes. The identification of the impacts relies on a difference-in-differences matching approach, taking advantage of the nationally representative household survey and the original road database, both of which are panel data spanning between 2012 and 2016. ... See More + The results of the econometric analysis overall suggest that Ethiopia's recent rural road development has substantially increased household welfare and supported households in coping with the recent severe droughts. This study estimates that rural roads increase, on average, household consumption by 16.1 percent between 2012 and 2016 (or 3.8 percent per year). The effects of rural road development were largest in the most remote communities, as it increased household consumption by 27.9 percent. Furthermore, in the communities most affected by the El Nino drought, the likelihood of falling into poverty was 14.4 percent lower between 2012 and 2016 if the community was connected by a rural road. Taken together, the results suggest that, by connecting remote communities to markets. Rural roads have substantially increased the welfare and resilience of rural household in shock-prone environments.  See Less -

Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 136049 Document Date: APR 10, 2019

Author: Tandon,Sharad Alan; Vishwanath,Tara Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Program Information Document Report No.: PIDC25464 Document Date: APR 02, 2019

Author: Saldivar-Sali,Artessa Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19259 Document Date: APR 02, 2019

Author: Lina Lina Lanette Esera Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19167 Document Date: APR 01, 2019

Author: Robert Limlim Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP19141 Document Date: MAR 31, 2019

Author: Shah,Syed Salman Disclosure Status: Disclosed