Past Research Projects
The aim of this study is to demonstrate quantitatively the impact of irrigation infrastructure on poverty reduction and socio-economic welfare in the target areas of a yen loan project for irrigation construction in Sri Lanka. A strict micro-econometric approach is used, based on a unique set of panel data that was collected independently. This project has been running since the period of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Institute. Jointly with the local survey partner, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), panel data collection was conducted a total of seven times from 2000 to 2007. This project, which capitalizes on a unique data set, comprehensively analyzes the direct and indirect effects of infrastructure building on poverty reduction and income levels.
- Research area
- Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
- Research period
- 2008.10.01 ~ 2010.06.30
- Chief
- Yasuyuki Sawada
- Topics
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Research results (publications)
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Irrigation Infrastructure and Trust: Evidence From Natural and Lab-in-the-field Experiments in Rural Communities
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No.132 Altruism or Exchange? Experimental Evidence on the Motives behind Private Transfers in Sri Lanka
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No.89 Spatial vs. Social Network Effects in Risk Sharing
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No.65 Does Infrastructure Facilitate Social Capital Accumulation? Evidence from Natural and Artefactual Field Experiments in a Developing Country
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No.59 How Access to Irrigation Influences Poverty and Livelihoods:A Case Study from Sri Lanka
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No.47 Modes of Collective Action in Village Economies: Evidence from Natural and Artefactual Field Experiments in a Developing Country
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No.33 Social Capital as an Instrument for Common Pool Resource Management: A Case Study of Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka
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No.16 Motives behind Community Participation —Evidence from Natural and Field Experiments in a Developing Country—
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