Infrastructure and Structural Change in Africa

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Infrastructure and Structural Change in Africa

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dc.contributor.author	Herrera Dappe, Matías
dc.contributor.author	Lebrand, Mathilde
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-05T18:43:11Z
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dc.date.issued	2024-03-08
dc.description.abstract	Past investments in electricity, Internet, and road infrastructure, in isolation and bundled, have contributed to structural transformation and economic development in Africa. Using new data on the expansion of the road, electricity, and Internet networks over the past two decades, the paper shows that having access to both paved roads and electricity has led to a significant reallocation of labor from agricultural to both manufacturing and services. Adding access to fast Internet has had a major impact on structural change, with an even larger impact on reallocating labor away from agriculture. The paper then uses a spatial general-equilibrium model to quantify the impacts of future regional transport investments, bundled with electricity and Internet investments, on economic development in countries in the Horn of Africa and Lake Chad region.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	The World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1093/wber/lhae002
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/42006
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770 (print)
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dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
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dc.rights.holder	World Bank
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dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subject	STRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SDG 9
dc.title	Infrastructure and Structural Change in Africa	en
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okr.region.geographical	Africa
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Finance
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Investment and Investment Climate
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Production and Transportation
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okr.volume	38 (3)
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