Is Public Investment on Rural Road Sector in Ethiopia Pro-poor?

Ethiopia has made relatively massive investments in the development of roads to tackle isolation. The overall disbursement over the past 15 years is about USD 12.2 billion. However, despite such investment, data show that Ethiopiäs rural road infrastructure has still remained low. A number of studies have been done to deal with this important issue. Nevertheless, there is no empirical evidence about the pro poorness of made so far. Against this background, this study aims at investigating the impact and pro-poorness of public investment in rural road in rural Ethiopia. Evaluating such investment would help policy makers to identify and design pro poor strategies to address rural isolation.