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Do China-Financed Dams in Sub-Saharan Africa Improve the Region's Social Welfare? A Case Study of the Impacts of Ghana's Bui Dam

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  • Tang, Keyi
  • Shen, Yingjiao

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This empirical case study by Keyi Tang and Yingjiao Shen conducts an impact evaluation of Ghana's Bui Dam, a China-financed hydropower project completed in 2013. Through two difference-in-differences econometric models and an extensive literature review on relevant field research, this papers analyzes the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the Bui Dam on local households and communities. The authors' empirical models show that the Bui Dam has significantly improved local urban households' access to electricity and increased their ownership of some electric appliances.

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  • Tang, Keyi & Shen, Yingjiao, 2019. "Do China-Financed Dams in Sub-Saharan Africa Improve the Region's Social Welfare? A Case Study of the Impacts of Ghana's Bui Dam," SAIS-CARI Policy Briefs 33/2019, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), China Africa Research Initiative (CARI).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:caripb:332019
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    1. Kamal Abdelrahim Mohamed Shuka & Wang Ke & Mohammad Sohail Nazar & Ghali Abdullahi Abubakar & AmirReza Shahtahamssebi, 2022. "Impact of Hydrological Infrastructure Projects on Land Use/Cover and Socioeconomic Development in Arid Regions—Evidence from the Upper Atbara and Setit Dam Complex, Kassala, Eastern Sudan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-23, March.

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