Fedderke, J. W.Bogetic, Z.2012-03-302012-03-302009World Development0305750Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5719Empirical explorations of the growth and aggregate productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results with little robustness. This paper, utilizing panel data for South African manufacturing over the 1970-2000 period, and a range of 19 infrastructure measures, explores the question of infrastructure endogeneity in output equations. The paper develops an instrumentation strategy generalizable to other contexts. Controlling for the possibility of endogeneity in the infrastructure measures renders the impact of infrastructure capital not only positive, but of economically meaningful magnitudes.ENNational Government Expenditures and Related Policies: InfrastructuresOther Public Investment and Capital Stock H540Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600IndustrializationManufacturing and Service IndustriesChoice of Technology O140Project Analysis O220Measurement of Economic GrowthAggregate ProductivityCross-Country Output Convergence O470Journal ArticleWorld Bank