Data for: On the Dispensability of New Transportation Technologies: Evidence from the Heterogeneous Impact of Railroads in Nigeria

This dataset combines individual-level data from the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] (NBS and ICF International, 2008) with data on colonial railroads in Nigeria (Digital Chart of the World, 1992); information on geographic, climatic, and soil conditions from the FAO GAEZ database; and information on distance to primary roads and waterways.