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Brechas de infraestructura, crecimiento y desigualdad en los países andinos

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  • Zambrano, Omar
  • Aguilera-Lizarazu, Gabriela

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Por diversas razones y canales de transmisión, el stock y la calidad de la infraestructura de un país es un indicador fundamental de su nivel de desarrollo y del bienestar general que ofrece a sus habitantes. El presente documento calcula las brechas de infraestructura para la subregión andina, el costo de cerrar dichas brechas y, basado en un panel de 209 países desde 1960, estima los potenciales impactos de cerrar dichas brechas sobre el crecimiento y la desigualdad del ingreso. Los resultados indican que persisten en la subregión andina importantes brechas en infraestructura y que el costo de cerrar dichas brechas implica una movilización de recursos físicos y financieros de gran magnitud. Para los países andinos la inversión en aumento de la cantidad y calidad de la infraestructura puede producir ganancias positivas y significativas en crecimiento económico, estimadas hasta en 4,0 puntos adicionales en crecimiento promedio. Asimismo, se estima que la inversión en infraestructura generaría notables mejoras en la distribución del ingreso, ubicadas para los países de la subregión en un rango de hasta 15% del índice de Gini de 2009.

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  • Zambrano, Omar & Aguilera-Lizarazu, Gabriela, 2011. "Brechas de infraestructura, crecimiento y desigualdad en los países andinos," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3972, Inter-American Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:brikps:3972
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    Keywords

    inversión; brecha de infraestructura; crecimiento; desigualdad; subregión andina; BR-P1028; CO-N1050; RG-N1285;
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    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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