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Infrastructure and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCalderon, Cesar
dc.contributor.authorServen, Luis
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:05Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractAn adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key ingredient for economic development. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks consistently at the bottom of all developing regions in terms of infrastructure performance, and an increasing number of observers point to deficient infrastructure as a major obstacle for growth and poverty reduction across the region. This paper offers an empirical assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth and inequality, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper uses a comparative cross-regional perspective to place Africa's experience in the international context. Drawing from an updated data set of infrastructure quantity and quality indicators covering more than 100 countries and spanning the years 1960-2005, the paper estimates empirical growth and inequality equations including a standard set of control variables augmented by infrastructure quantity and quality measures, and controlling for the potential endogeneity of the latter. The estimates illustrate the potential contribution of infrastructure development to growth and equity across Africa.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of African Economies
dc.identifier.issn09638024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5490
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures
dc.subjectOther Public Investment and Capital Stock H540
dc.subjectMeasurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Human Resources
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjectIncome Distribution
dc.subjectMigration O150
dc.subjectFormal and Informal Sectors
dc.subjectShadow Economy
dc.subjectInstitutional Arrangements O170
dc.subjectMeasurement of Economic Growth
dc.subjectAggregate Productivity
dc.subjectCross-Country Output Convergence O470
dc.subjectTransportation Systems: Government and Private Investment Analysis
dc.subjectRoad Maintenance, Transportation Planning R420
dc.titleInfrastructure and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of African Economiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.journal.nbpagesi13-87
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
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okr.volume19
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