South Asia needs large infrastructure investments to achieve its development goals, and public investment can also … public infrastructure was a key driver of productivity growth in South Asia. Going forward, higher public infrastructure … reap the most benefits from higher infrastructure investment, South Asian countries need to manage fiscal risks carefully …

industry level, we find that PPP determinants vary across industries depending on the nature of public infrastructure, capital …

We evaluate the direct employment effect of the public investment in key infrastructure-electricity, roads, schools and … million of public spending in infrastructure create 3-7 jobs in advanced economies, 10-17 jobs in emerging market economies …

While expanding public investment can help filling infrastructure bottlenecks, scaling up too much and too fast often …

Inadequate infrastructure has been widely viewed as a principal barrier to growth and development in Latin America and … the Caribbean. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructure in the region and highlights key areas in … which infrastructure networks can be enhanced. The public and private sectors play complementary roles in improving the …

-private partnerships (PPPs). We show that infrastructure projects carried out through local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) were …

unemployment with efficiency wages. Typically P3s cost more but produce higher-quality infrastructure and boast a better on …, underinvestment in infrastructure, unemployment and poverty. The asymmetric impact on macro externalities raises the social return in …