Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia.

• Superior document: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being Series
• Author: Cockburn, John.
• TeilnehmendeR: Dissou, Yazid.; Duclos, Jean-Yves.; Tiberti, Luca.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2013.; ©2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (156 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Summary -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Infrastructure and Growth -- Introduction -- Infrastructure in Growth Models -- Theoretical Considerations -- Overview -- Modelling Infrastructure as a Flow Variable -- Modelling Infrastructure as a Stock Variable -- Empirical Models: Estimating the Effect of Infrastructure on Growth -- Overview -- Empirical Studies on the Impacts of Road Infrastructure on Growth and Poverty -- Empirical Studies on the Impacts of Irrigation Infrastructure on Growth and Poverty -- Empirical Studies on the Impacts of Electricity on Growth and Poverty -- Empirical Studies Using an Aggregate Index of the Infrastructure Stock -- Education in Growth Models -- Theoretical Considerations -- Lucas-Type Modelling of Education -- Nelson-Phelps-Type Modelling -- Empirical Evidence -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Growth and Distributive Impacts of Public Infrastructure Investments in the Philippines -- Introduction -- Public Infrastructure -- Public Infrastucture Challenges -- Infrastructure Trends -- Government Policy on Infrastructure -- Philippine Poverty Profile -- Snapshot of Philippine Poverty -- Methodology -- The CGE Model -- CGE Data and Parameters -- Microsimulation Module -- Policy Experiments -- Simulation Results -- Scenario 1: 25 Percent Increase in the PIE-to-GDP Ratio (International Financing) -- Scenario 2: 25 Percent Increase in PIE-to-GDP Ratio (Production Tax Financing) -- Poverty and Inequality Effects -- Sensitivity Analyses -- Summary and Insights -- Appendix 1: Figures -- Appendix 2: Tables -- Bibliography -- Growth and Distributive Effects of Public Infrastructure Investments in China -- Introduction -- Country Context and Infrastructure Status -- China Context -- Infrastructure Status -- Transportation -- Electricity -- Postal and Telecommunication Services.

Public Infrastructure Investment -- Theoretical Frameworks, Data and Parameters -- Overview of the Theoretical Models -- CGE Database: SAM and Parameters -- Household Data -- Simulation Scenarios -- Discussion of Results -- Macroeconomic Effects -- Simulation 1: Increase in Public Infrastructure Investment Under Foreign Financing -- Simulation 2: Increase in Public Infrastructure Investment Under Production Tax Financing -- Sensitivity Analysis -- Microsimulation Results -- Poverty Effects -- Effects on Inequality: Gini Coefficient -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- References -- Public Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Dynamic CGE-Microsimulation Analysis -- Introduction and Background -- Infrastructure and Economic Growth -- Global Evidence -- Pakistanś Context -- Recent Issues -- State of Infrastructure in Pakistan -- Road Transport -- Rail Transport -- Aviation -- Energy -- Water and Sanitation -- Government Infrastructure Strategy -- Data and Parameterization -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion.