The effect of rural roads on consumption in Ethiopia
| Autor: | Naod Mekonnen Anega, Bamlaku Alemu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Economics and Development, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 186-204 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2632-5330 1859-0020 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/JED-10-2022-0213/full/pdf |
| Popis: | Purpose – This study empirically examines the impact of rural roads on consumption of households in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach – Both descriptive statistics and econometric techniques are used to address the aforementioned objective. Specifically, quantile regression, fixed- and random-effect models are used to understand the impact of rural road quality on welfare. Findings – The econometric analysis revealed that improving the quality of rural roads and/or creating access to all-weather roads raises households' average real consumption per capita by as much as 10%. The other transport indicator – mode of transport – also has a positive effect on real consumption per capita. The result indicated that real consumption per capita for households using the traditional mode of transport would increase by as much as 7% compared to those using foot as a major mode of transport. However, the fixed quantile estimation result revealed that rural road access has a positive and significant effect on consumption per capita only for the 0.8th and 0.9th percentiles, indicating that the access to roads is not pro-poor. Research limitations/implications – Improving rural roads to a level of all-weather road standards and provision of agricultural transport facilities should be strategic priorities. Originality/value – This study provides empirical evidence pertinent to the effect rural mobility has on the consumption of households as well as the pro-poorness of such investments in rural settings. |
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