We examine the productivity of public infrastructure in a general equilibrium context. In our model, infrastructure … to variety. Infrastructure alters factor prices, intermediate prices and the allocation of factors across sectors. The …

In this paper we examine the effects of publicly financed infrastructure and R&D capital on the cost structure and … dominate while in others changes in technology or relative prices are the main contributors. Publicly financed infrastructure …

The impact of public infrastructure investment on the productive performance of firms has been an important focus of …. However, detailed evaluation of the infrastructure impact is difficult using existing studies which rely on restricted models …, nonproduction and production labor and energy) use of manufacturing firms to evaluate the contribution of infrastructure to firms …

experience. In contrast to the East Asian experience, none of the recent growth accelerations in Latin America, Africa, or South … rapid within-sector labor productivity growth (Latin America) or growth-increasing structural change (Africa), but rarely … explain this anomaly by arguing that the forces that promoted structural change in Africa originated on the demand side …

Using data from the Groningen Growth and Development Center's Africa Sector Database and the Demographic and Health … Surveys, we show that much of Africa's recent growth and poverty reduction has been associated with a substantive decline in … understand the implications of these shifts in employment shares for future growth and development in Africa south of the Sahara …

transportation infrastructure …

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly used to provide infrastructure services. Even though PPPs have the …

implications for the ongoing policy debate over government investment in broadband infrastructure to encourage productivity and …