Investment growth in emerging market and developing economies has slowed sharply since 2010. This paper presents a … comprehensive analysis of the causes and implications of this slowdown and presents a menu of policy responses to improve investment …, declining foreign direct investment inflows, elevated private debt burdens, heightened political risk, and adverse spillovers …

between productivity and private sector investment in plant and equipment, the author explores whether there is also a … connection between economic growth and public spending. She argues that public investment in infrastructure stimulates private … sector investment in plant and equipment. By providing empirical proof that public and private investment are complements in …