Vol. 2009 No. 1 (2009)

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Methodological Evaluation of Municipal Infrastructure Assets Systems in Senegal: Multilevel Regression Analysis for Cost-Effectiveness Measurement

Mohamed Diop, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar Oumar Niang, Institut Pasteur de Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18899802
Published: December 18, 2009

Abstract

Municipal infrastructure assets systems are crucial for urban development in Senegal, yet their cost-effectiveness remains underexplored. We employed a multilevel regression model with robust standard errors to analyse data from various municipalities across Senegal, accounting for both individual and contextual effects. Our multilevel regression analysis revealed that the level of investment per capita in municipal infrastructure assets significantly influences their cost-effectiveness. Specifically, an increase in investment by $100 per capita led to a 5% improvement in cost-effectiveness, with a confidence interval for this effect at (3%, 7%). The findings suggest that targeted investments in municipal infrastructure can lead to more efficient and effective asset management systems. Policy makers should prioritise investment strategies based on the analysis of local municipal data to optimise resource allocation and improve service delivery. The maintenance outcome was modelled as $Y_{it}=\beta_0+\beta_1X_{it}+u_i+\varepsilon_{it}$, with robustness checked using heteroskedasticity-consistent errors.

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Mohamed Diop, Oumar Niang (2009). Methodological Evaluation of Municipal Infrastructure Assets Systems in Senegal: Multilevel Regression Analysis for Cost-Effectiveness Measurement. African Intellectual Property Law Journal (Law/Technology/Arts crossover), Vol. 2009 No. 1 (2009). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18899802

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Sub-SaharanurbanizationregressioneconometricsGISdata analyticsspatial analysis

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