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Infrastructure Financing in South Asia

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  • Shikha Jha
  • Rosa Mia Arao

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This paper discusses public and private sector financing of infrastructure, and examines the factors driving infrastructure investment in this subregion. Using a panel of three large South Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka, the paper finds that the stage of economic development, market size, access to finance, and the quality of institutions are the key determinants of total private and overall infrastructure investment. The results also reinforce the importance of a supportive enabling environment (better policies, institutions, and regulations) for private sector participation in infrastructure.

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  • Shikha Jha & Rosa Mia Arao, 2018. "Infrastructure Financing in South Asia," Working Papers id:12927, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:12927
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    1. Faheem Ur Rehman & Abul Ala Noman & Yibing Ding, 2020. "Does infrastructure increase exports and reduce trade deficit? Evidence from selected South Asian countries using a new Global Infrastructure Index," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 9(1), pages 1-23, December.
    2. Fatma Nur Karaman Kabadurmus, 2021. "Innovation Challenges in South Asia: Evidence from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 16(1), pages 100-129, April.
    3. Timilsina,Govinda R. & Sahoo,Pravakar & Dash,Ranjan Kumar, 2022. "Why Do Indian States Differ in Their Infrastructure Development ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10086, The World Bank.
    4. Ms. Mercedes Garcia-Escribano & Ms. Tewodaj Mogues & Marian Moszoro & Mauricio Soto, 2021. "The Spending Challenge of Achieving the SDGs in South Asia: Lessons from India," IMF Working Papers 2021/294, International Monetary Fund.

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