Infrastructure and productivity in Brazil. This article analyses the relationship between infrastructure and total … factor productivity (TFP) in Brazil during the second half of the twenty century. Public capital is used as a proxy for … infrastructure capital. The hypothesis to be tested is that an increase in infrastructure - more than than a rise in the private …

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 … production, Erenburg supplies the missing link that explicitly ties public infrastructure to economic growth. …

; upgrading infrastructure; and improving energy efficiency. This Working Paper relates to the 2014 OECD Economic Survey (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-estonia.htm). …Estonia can revitalise productivity growth and reap more benefits from its openness. Productivity is relatively low in … transfer. Building on Estonia’s favourable business environment, productivity growth could be raised by promoting smart …

"Empirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous … indirect) channels of influence between infrastructure and productivity improvements. The authors explore these possibilities … of infrastructure on labor productivity, and the indirect impact of infrastructure on total factor productivity. "--World …