The impact of rural roads and irrigation on household welfare: evidence from Vietnam

We measure the impact of road and irrigation projects on the livelihoods of households in the poorest and most remote areas of Vietnam using difference-in-difference estimators. We find that both rural road and irrigation projects help local households improve the access to safe water and welfare me...

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Published in:International review of applied economics 2017-11, Vol.31 (6), p.734-753
Main Authors: Nguyen, Cuong Viet, Phung, Tung Duc, Ta, Van Khanh, Tran, Dat Tho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
household welfare
Households
Impact evaluation
Irrigation
Remote areas
Roads & highways
Rural areas
Rural communities
rural road
Vietnam
Wealth
Welfare
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Summary:We measure the impact of road and irrigation projects on the livelihoods of households in the poorest and most remote areas of Vietnam using difference-in-difference estimators. We find that both rural road and irrigation projects help local households improve the access to safe water and welfare measured by a wealth index. The impact of irrigation projects is found to be larger than the impact of road projects. We also find heterogeneous impacts of road and irrigation projects. Households with higher levels of education tend to benefit more from road projects, while households with lower levels of education are likely to benefit more from irrigation projects.
ISSN:0269-2171
1465-3486
DOI:10.1080/02692171.2017.1324408