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- Kerry Loaiza-Marín
(Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)
- Manfred Esquivel Monge
(Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)
Abstract
The paper aims to quantify the effect of infrastructure investment on economic growth and to test if that effect is conditioned by factors of institutional nature. Dynamic panel data models with instrumental variables are estimated using generalized method of moments as in Calderón y Servén (2002) prolonging the data in both temporal and cross sectional dimensions while controlling for institutional factors. The results are in line with those reported by previous studies in terms of the magnitude of the effect of infrastructure investment on economic growth. Additionally, evidence suggests that bad institutions lessen the potential expansive effect of infrastructure investment. Finally, we find that Latin American countries would be restraining the expansive potential of their infrastructure investment by showing unfavorable institutional performance. The same would be happening with mid and low income countries. ***Resumen: Esta investigación tiene como objetivo cuantificar el efecto que tiene la inversión en infraestructura sobre el crecimiento económico y determinar si tal efecto está condicionado por factores de índole institucional. Se estiman modelos dinámicos de panel con variables instrumentales mediante el método generalizado de momentos, en línea con lo expuesto por Calderón y Servén (2002) ampliando el panel de datos tanto en la dimensión temporal como de cortes transversales y controlando por factores institucionales. Los resultados están acorde a los de estudios previos en cuanto a la magnitud del efecto de la inversión en infraestructura sobre el crecimiento. Además se halla evidencia de que los factores institucionales inciden significativamente en el potencial efecto expansivo de la inversión en infraestructura. Finalmente se encuentra que los países de América Latina estarían limitando el potencial expansivo de su inversión en infraestructura al presentar indicadores de desempeño institucional desfavorables. Lo mismo estaría sucediendo con los países de ingreso medio y bajo.
Suggested Citation
Kerry Loaiza-Marín & Manfred Esquivel Monge, 2019.
"Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth, Relevance of Institutional Factors,"
Documentos de Trabajo
1603, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
Handle:
RePEc:apk:doctra:1603
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JEL classification:
- O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
- O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
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