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Evaluation of a Rural Road Rehabilitation Project in Armenia

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  • Kenneth Fortson
  • Randall Blair
  • Kathryn Gonzalez

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This report presents key findings of an impact evaluation of a rural road rehabilitation project in Armenia. Changes in outcomes for roads that were rehabilitated are compared to changes in outcomes for a comparison group of otherwise similar roads that were not rehabilitated.

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  • Kenneth Fortson & Randall Blair & Kathryn Gonzalez, 2015. "Evaluation of a Rural Road Rehabilitation Project in Armenia," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 3dad6663ad0343f28cb24633d, Mathematica Policy Research.
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