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Infrastructure and Growth in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCalderón, César
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:10:17Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:10:17Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01
dc.description.abstractThe goal of the paper is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth in African countries. Based on econometric estimates for a sample of 136 countries from 1960-2005, the authors evaluate the impact on per capita growth of faster accumulation of infrastructure stocks and of enhancement in the quality of infrastructure services for 39 African countries in three key infrastructure sectors: telecommunications, electricity, and roads.Using an econometric technique suitable for dynamic panel data models and likely endogenous regressors, the authors find that infrastructure stocks and service quality boost economic growth. The growth payoff of reaching the infrastructure development of the African leader (Mauritius) is 1.1 percent of GDP per year in North Africa and 2.3 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa, with most of the contribution coming from more, rather than better, infrastructure. Across Africa, infrastructure contributed 99 basis points to per capita economic growth, versus 68 points for other structural policies. Most of the contribution came from increases in stocks (89 basis points), versus quality improvements (10 basis points). The findings show that growth is positively affected by the volume of infrastructure stocks and the quality of infrastructure services; simulations show that our empirical findings are significant statistically and economically. Identifying areas of opportunity to generate productivity growth, the authors find that African countries are likely to gain more from larger stocks of infrastructure than from enhancements in the quality of existing infrastructure. The payoffs are largest for telephone density, electricity-generating capacity, road-network length, and road quality.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090430144152
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4914
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4117
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4914
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCORRELATION MATRIX
dc.subjectCOVARIANCE MATRIX
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC CHALLENGES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFRONT OFFICE
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
dc.subjectGROWTH EQUATION
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE REFORM
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINSTALLATION
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROAD
dc.subjectLOCAL CALLS
dc.subjectLOSS OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORKS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETRENCHMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD NETWORKS
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD SYSTEM
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSET OF STANDARD
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE LINES
dc.subjectTELEPHONE PENETRATION
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleInfrastructure and Growth in Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleInfrastructure And Growth In Africa
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:18:14.951822Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid365631467990387228
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4914
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090430144152
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10509571
okr.identifier.reportWPS4914
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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