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Publication - Working Paper
Infrastructure investments and public transport use: Evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
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Publication - Working Paper
The welfare effect of road congestion pricing: Experimental evidence and equilibrium implications
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Publication - Working Paper
Informal taxation and cash transfers: Experimental evidence from Kenya
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Publication - Policy Brief
Options for financing and funding transportation infrastructure
There is a growing interest in building urban transportation infrastructure across the developing world. Many policymakers are currently drafting ambitious transportation plans that implement new systems and build infrastructure. A key hurdle to the implementation of major transportation projects is funding which often costs billions of dollars and requires...
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Publication - Project Report
Urban development and rural-urban linkages in six towns in Bihar
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Publication - Project Report
Remote sensing for measuring housing supply in Kigali
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Project
Remote sensing for measuring housing supply in Kigali
In Kigali, data on the building stock of the city is poor. This inhibits efforts towards land valuation, and the increased tax revenues that can arise from that. This project tested the potential of remote sensing, specifically satellite imagery, as a cost-effective way to monitor the city’s building stock, and how it has changed over time. Researchers created a...
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Event
Can special economic zones drive growth in developing cities?
The Oxford Urbanists/IGC Cities that Work co-host the third part of the panel series for a discussion on the effectiveness of special economic zones in developing cities. Practitioners and researchers from across the Oxford community discuss how SEZs have historically driven economic growth in various geographic contexts, how they can do so in the future. With the end of...
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Publication - Policy paper
Accessing opportunities: Policy decisions for enhancing urban mobility
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Blog post
Making land administration work for African cities
Rapid urbanisation has created a strong need to improve land administration in many African cities. Emerging research and policy experiences in countries such as Rwanda can guide policymakers across the continent as they seek to do this. Policy debates about land are often highly removed from the practical apparatus that determine how land is actually used – maps,...