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Calidad De La Infraestructura Y Pobreza En América Latina

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  • Eduardo Durán S.
  • Eduardo Saavedra P.

    (ILADES – Universidad Alberto Hurtado)

Abstract

América Latina muestra un bajo nivel de desarrollo humano y físico, lo que queda de manifiesto en la poca cantidad y la baja calidad de su infraestructura pública, así como en elevadas tasas de pobreza. Esta pobre infraestructura incide en el bienestar de las personas y en su menor productividad, lo que impacta directamente en la pobreza, e indirectamente a través de un menor crecimiento económico. Este trabajo cuantifica el impacto directo de la calidad de la infraestructura sobre la pobreza en la región, utilizando un panel de 17 países en el período 1980 – 2012. Se encuentra que la política de pavimentación de caminos (proxy de calidad de la infraestructura) impacta significativamente en reducir la pobreza. Se encuentra que un aumento anual de 1% en el porcentaje de caminos pavimentados genera en forma directa en promedio una caída de un 0,76 puntos en la tasa de pobreza y de un 0,20 puntos en la tasa de indigencia.

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  • Eduardo Durán S. & Eduardo Saavedra P., 2014. "Calidad De La Infraestructura Y Pobreza En América Latina," ILADES-UAH Working Papers inv306, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:ila:ilades:inv306
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    Keywords

    Infraestructura; Obras Públicas; Pobreza; Crecimiento;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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