This paper quantitatively assesses the macroeconomic effects of the recently agreed U.S. bipartisan infrastructure … types of infrastructure spending and linkages between the final and intermediate goods sectors. We find that infrastructure … multipliers above unity if infrastructure spending and rising public debt are financed by consumption, dividend and labour income …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial concentration of economic activity …

This paper traces the 11,000 year evolution of infrastructure systems during major periods of innovation, expansion and … positive feedback between early capital market development and investment in infrastructure innovations that lowered system …-wide transaction costs has been a critical factor in sustaining growth since 1800. The paper sets out a model of infrastructure …

by NGOs and researchers alike. This study investigates the impacts of private forest plantations on local infrastructure … regression model with observations of the size and quality of infrastructure and social services in the villages and with … infrastructure and social services in adjacent villages. The results suggest that large-scale private forest plantations can …

trade-driven growth through increased intraregional infrastructure connectivity and regional economic integration. In 1992 … connectivity as well as infrastructure financing needs in Asia. It also examines the nature and characteristics of existing and new … an institutional architecture consisting of new "Asian Infrastructure Coordination Facility (AICF)" involving major …

Investment in network infrastructure can boost long-term economic growth in OECD countries. Moreover, infrastructure … between infrastructure and economic growth. Time-series results reveal a positive impact of infrastructure investment on … infrastructure investment in telecommunications and the electricity sectors has a robust positive effect on long-term growth (but not …

Can public infrastructure help regions to mitigate large shocks? We examine how hospital infrastructure contributes to … hospital infrastructure. In contrast, rural areas without adequate infrastructure absorb shocks poorly, and voters punish the … governing parties in the next elections. We conclude that public infrastructure can mitigate large external shocks, especially …

investment in an international infrastructure capital, the stock of which accumulates over time. Depending on the trade costs and … game may exhibit history dependency; if the initial stock of international infrastructure is smaller (larger) than a … certain level, the infrastructure stock decreases (increases) over time, and the world economy will end up in autarky (two …