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Infrastructure and Growth in South Africa: Direct and Indirect Productivity Impacts of 19 Infrastructure Measures

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dc.contributor.authorFedderke, Johannes W.
dc.contributor.authorBogetić, Željko
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T20:44:47Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T20:44:47Z
dc.date.issued2006-08
dc.description.abstractEmpirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results with little robustness. A number of explanations of the contradictory findings have been proposed. These range from the crowd-out of private by public sector investment, non-linearities generating the possibility of infrastructure overprovision, simultaneity between infrastructure provision and growth, and the possibility of multiple (hence indirect) channels of influence between infrastructure and productivity improvements. The authors explore these possibilities using panel data for South Africa over the 1970-2000 period, and a range of 19 infrastructure measures. Using a number of alternative measures of productivity, the prevalence of ambiguous (countervailing signs) results, with little systematic pattern is also shown to hold for their data set in estimations that include the infrastructure measures in simple growth frameworks. The authors demonstrate that controlling for potential endogeneity of infrastructure in estimation robustly eliminates virtually all evidence of ambiguous impacts of infrastructure, due for example to possible overinvestment in infrastructure. Controlling for the possibility of endogeneity in the infrastructure measures renders the impact of infrastructure capital not only positive, but of economically meaningful magnitudes. These findings are invariant between the direct impact of infrastructure on labor productivity, and the indirect impact of infrastructure on total factor productivity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/6988207/infrastructure-growth-south-africa-direct-indirect-productivity-impacts-19-infrastructure-measures
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3989
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9290
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3989
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR TRAVEL
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAIRWAYS
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONSTANT RATE
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL FINDINGS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL MODEL
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL SECTION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS GROWTH
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODEL
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM VALUES
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOODS VEHICLES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectGROWTH ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectGROWTH EQUATION
dc.subjectGROWTH IMPACT
dc.subjectGROWTH MODEL
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINCOME TAX
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectJOURNEYS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectLONG-RUN EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectLONG-TERM GROWTH
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subjectNET EFFECT
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectOVERVALUATION
dc.subjectPASSENGER VEHICLES
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPOLICY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC CAPITAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectQUALITY GROWTH
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINE
dc.subjectRAILWAY LINES
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCALE EFFECTS
dc.subjectSHORT-RUN DYNAMICS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTECHNICAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTFP
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.titleInfrastructure and Growth in South Africa: Direct and Indirect Productivity Impacts of 19 Infrastructure Measuresen
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3989
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okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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