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Infrastructure and Growth

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  • Muhammad Imran

    (Institute of Public Policy, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore)

  • Javeria Niazi

    (Institute of Public Policy, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore)

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Physical Infrastructure stocks in Pakistan since the last two decades have been growing at a very low pace which resulted in increasing unemployment and very low economic growth in the last four years. The paper analyses the link between infrastructure, productivity and growth in Pakistan by applying two distinct methodologies—growth accounting and growth regressions. We find out that infrastructure stock has significantly positive impact on productivity and economic growth. At the individual level, electricity generation, agricultural water availability and telecommunications impact the economic growth positively and significantly, while, roads development have no impact. This is an indication of over investment in roads, especially highways. Based on model findings, we recommended that Pakistan will have to increase the allocation of PSDP to above 1.5 percent of the GDP if the problem of shortage of electricity is to be addressed on a priority basis so as to raise the growth rate of the economy.

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  • Muhammad Imran & Javeria Niazi, 2011. "Infrastructure and Growth," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 50(4), pages 355-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:50:y:2011:i:4:p:355-364
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    1. Viktor Pirmana & Armida Alisjahbana & Irlan Adiyatma Rum, 2015. "Boosting National Infrastructure Investment in West Java: An Analysis Using TERM CGE Model," Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies (WoPEDS) 201507, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University, revised Dec 2015.
    2. Ghamz-E-Ali Siyal & Sajjad Haider Khaqan & Ahsen Mukhtiar & Atta Ur Rehman, 2016. "Analysis of Infrastructure Investment and Institutional Quality on Living Standards: A Case Study of Pakistan (1990-2013)," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 55(4), pages 315-329.
    3. Muhammad Imran & Helmut Hlavacs & Inam Ul Haq & Bilal Jan & Fakhri Alam Khan & Awais Ahmad, 2017. "Provenance based data integrity checking and verification in cloud environments," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-19, May.
    4. Khanna, Rupika & Sharma, Chandan, 2021. "Does infrastructure stimulate total factor productivity? A dynamic heterogeneous panel analysis for Indian manufacturing industries," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 59-73.

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