Resumen
We provide evidence of health impacts of a public–private rural roads maintenance programme in Peru, which is characterized by a contracting mechanism that employs small local firms. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that improved roads connectivity leads to positive health externalities. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1248-1251 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Journal of International Development |
Volumen | 30 |
N.º | 7 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 oct. 2018 |
Palabras clave
- Peru
- health
- institutions
- public–private causality
- rural roads