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Infrastructure and growth: the Latin American case

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  • Víctor Elías

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The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of infrastructure investment (ISI) in the economic growth of Latin American countries. Previous studies evaluating the role of infrastructure capital on economic growth have generally focused on industrialized countries; few have specifically addressed the case of Latin America. Due to the poor economic growth of the Latin American countries during 1980s, and the ensuing unstable recovery during 1990s, it appears both useful and opportune to address the role of infrastructure investment of future Latin American economic growth. The aim is to estimate the contribution of “hard” infrastructure to economic growth and determine how its effects are different from noninfrastructure investment. Besides looking at the aggregate economic performance of each economy, two additional topics are presented. One refers to the effects of ISI on the productivity of the agricultural sector. The second studies the effects of ISI on the changes in regional income

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  • Víctor Elías, 1996. "Infrastructure and growth: the Latin American case," Estudios de Economia, University of Chile, Department of Economics, vol. 23(2 Year 19), pages 255-286, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:udc:esteco:v:23:y:1996:i:2:p:255-286
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    Infraestructure investment; growth.;

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