Stefan Dercon|Daniel Gilligan|John Hoddinott|Tassew Woldehanna
The Impact of Agricultural Extension and Roads on Poverty and Consumption Growth in Fifteen Ethiopian Villages
University of Oxford|International Food Policy Research Institute|International Food Policy Research Institute|Addis Ababa University
abstract article investigates whether public investments led improvements road quality increased access agricultural extension services led faster consumption growth lower rates poverty rural ethiopia estimating instrumental variables model using generalized methods moments controlling household fixed effects find evidence positive impacts meaningful magnitudes receiving least one extension visit reduces headcount poverty 98 percentage points increases consumption growth 71 percentage points access allweather roads reduces poverty 69 percentage points increases consumption growth 163 percentage points results robust changes model specification estimation methods