TITLE:
Assessing the Impact of Road Infrastructure on Poverty Reduction in Developing Economies: The Case of Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Badewa Abayomi Aderogba, Abiodun Adewale Adegboye
KEYWORDS:
Road Infrastructure, Household, Poverty, Nigeria, Panel Data Models
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.10 No.12,
December
31,
2019
ABSTRACT: Infrastructure development seems appealing. However,
few micro studies investigated the effect and channel of physical infrastructure on household’s living standards. We
addressed these issues using road infrastructure in kilometers on Nigeria’s panel data. Infrastructure
development measured as stress-free access to road is found to have significant
direct effect on “within” households’ well-being. However, the results for the
isolated and non-isolated households in the entire economy and conflict-free
zones are the same based on distance-quartile. In contrast, the conflict-prone
zone’s result
is different and contrariwise. But, these outcomes suggested that
not-too-distant households are better off, although from an unfamiliar
viewpoint.