Corridors without Borders in West Africa (English)

This paper estimates the welfare gains from upgrading several major regional corridors in West Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework with trade within and across countries and mobility of people within countries to assess the economic impacts of the reduction in trade costs from road and border infrastructure investments. The findings show that the upgrade of Dakar-Lagos regional road corridor brings sizable economic benefits...

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Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria;
Document Date
2021/11/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9855
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Liberia, Western Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2021/11/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Corridors without Borders in West Africa
Keywords
positive return on investment

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Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria.

Corridors without Borders in West Africa (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9855 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585581637328017410

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